Datapoint Sri Lanka Portuguese/Comitatives and instrumentals

Values

Differentiation

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 41-108:
isti luumis vɔɔnda fuulas vɔɔnda [...] tambom faya lotem
isti
this
luumi-s
light-pl
vɔɔnda
by
fuula-s
flower-pl
vɔɔnda
by
[...]
[...]
tambom
well
faya
do
lo-tem
fut-prf
[They] will have made this [the bridal seat] nice with lights and flowers. OR: It will be made nice with lights and flowers.

Source: Smith 1974-5: 3531

Example 41-109:
anjɔɔla vɔɔnda taam peesi ki(ta)pegaa
anjɔɔla
fishhook
vɔɔnda
by
taam
also
peesi
fish
ki-(ta-)pegaa
nmlz-(prs)-catch
Fish are caught also with fishhooks.

Source: Smith 1974-5: 3963

Example 41-112:
andaa see, paay juuntu mee
andaa
go
see,
cond
paay
father
juuntu
com
mee
foc
If [she] goes, it’s only with her father.

Source: Smith 1974-5: 5254

Confidence:
Very certain