Datapoint Sri Lanka Portuguese/Verb doubling and focus

Verbs are focused using the focus particle mee.

Values

No verb doubling

Example 41-170:
tandaa see, eev mesandaa, senaa maay mesandaa, senaa sara kisantaa mee
ta-andaa
prs-go
see,
cond
eev
1sg
mes-andaa,
oblig-go
senaa
or
maay
mother
mes-andaa,
oblig-go
senaa
or
sara
cond
ki-santaa
nmlz-sit
mee
foc
If she goes, I must go or her mother must go, otherwise she has to sit here. [i.e. the daughter is not allowed to leave the home unaccompanied.]

Source: Smith 1974-5: 5257

Confidence:
Very certain