Rara #116

Legacy number: 116

 Number  116
 Phenomenon  different definite article depending on whether an accompanying adjective denotes colour or another kind of property concept
 Found in  Belhare (Kiranti, Tibeto-Burman)
 Domain  morphology: inflection — cumulation, sensitivity
 Type  nonesuch
 Keywords  definite article, adjective, property concepts, colour
 Source  Bickel, Balthasar (2001). Belhare. In Graham Thurgood & LaPolla Randy J. (eds.), The Sino-Tibetan Languages. London: Curzon Press.
 Violates  none

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Discussion
Notes
e.g., phabeleng-ma khim ?red-DEF house?, ei/-na khim ?big-DEF house?
Comment
Frans Plank · 21 Sep 2006
e.g., phabeleng-ma khim 'red-DEF house', ei/-na khim 'big-DEF house'