Datapoint Sri Lanka Portuguese/Order of adjective and noun

Value 2 comment: This is found only in song lyrics and frozen constructions.

Values

Modifying adjective precedes noun Frequency: 90.0%

Example 41-7:
maal poɖiyaas juuntu boom poɖiyaas jafoy see taam, maal poɖiyaas falaa mee nɔɔmi
maal
bad
poɖiyaas
child
juuntu
with
boom
good
poɖiyaas
child
jaa-foy
pst-go
see
cond
taam
conc
maal
bad
poɖiyaas
child
falaa
quot
mee
foc
nɔɔmi
name
If good children go with bad children, even though [they may be good children], they only get a bad name [i.e. their name is "bad children"].

Source: Smith 1974-5: 5281

Example 41-8:
maaci pavaam; fɛɛmiya pavaam
maaci
male
pavaam;
peafowl
fɛɛmiya
female
pavaam
peafowl
peacock; peahen
Example 41-9:
isti ingrees miziiɲa dika isti fɛɛvrispa malvaarsu miziiɲa mee boom falaatu takombersaa
isti
this
[ingrees
[English
miziiɲa
medicine
dika
than
isti
this
fɛɛvri-s-pa
fever-pl-dat
malvaar-su
Tamil-gen
miziiɲa
medicine
mee
foc
boom
good
falaa-tu]
quot-pfv]
ta-kombersaa
prs-talk
They say that for fevers, Tamil medicine (Ayurvedic medicine) is better than English (Western) medicine.

Source: Smith 1974-5: 5345

Confidence:
Very certain

Modifying adjective follows noun Frequency: 10.0%

Example 41-10:
pentiyaa kabeelu nɔɔna; maraa konda graandi
pentiyaa
comb
kabeelu
hair
nɔɔna;
lady
maraa
tie
konda
knot
graandi
big
Comb your hair, lady; tie a big knot

Source: Smith 1974-5: 2135

Example 41-11:
mandreetu maam; mayskaarda maam
mandreetu
right
maam;
hand
mays$kaarda
left
maam
hand
right hand; left hand

Source: Smith 1974-5: 1008-1009

Confidence:
Certain