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Definite Articles
Definite articles in Vaekalo are represented by tacking -d onto the end of a word.
ITKOLAD
itkolad
‘the house’
The -d will sometimes sound like /əd̪/ when tacked onto a word ending with a consonant. This is one of the only instances of the /ə/ sound.
Indefinite Articles
Indefinite articles in Vaekalo are represented with the Vaekalo word for one, dev, similar to German "ein" and Dutch "een". It is almost always spelled out rather than using the dev numeral, but the numeral is sometimes used in informal writing, such as texting.
DEV
dev
ITKOLA
itkola
‘a house’
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dev
ITKOLA
itkola
‘a house’