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There is no article per se, but the numeral ṡāhu, one, can play the role of an indefinite article. It is placed before the noun, agreeing with it in case by using the adjectival endings.

	formal	informal
direct	ṡāhu	ṡāhu
genitive	ṡāhurɛ	ṡāhur
dative	ṡāhuxjɛ	ṡāhux

Examples:

suvɛ līlužɛc sōgu pūɣɛrɛ
the dog see the house of the man

ṡāhu suvɛ līlužɛc ṡāhu sōgu ṡāhurɛ/ṡāhur pūɣɛrɛ
a dog sees a house of a man