Datapoint Sri Lanka Portuguese/Adnominal distributive numerals

The example is constructed on the basis of parallel constructions found in other local languages.

Values

Distributivity marked by reduplication

Example 41-63:
etuspa sinkvɛɛnta sinkvɛɛnta sadam jadaa
etus-pa
3pl.hon-dat
sinkvɛɛnta
fifty
sinkvɛɛnta
fifty
sadam
cent
jaa-daa
pst-give
[I/He/We etc] gave them fifty cents each.

Source: nd

Confidence:
Intermediate