Example 39-101

Yo vay pə mis.
Yo
1sg
vay
go.npst
pə
to
mis.
mass
I go to mass.
Comment:
The use of preposition pə 'to' in this sentence is an acrolectal trait, modelled on Portuguese. In Diu Indo-Portuguese, destinations with a locomotional verb such as vay 'to go' usually consist of bare NPs. In other words, this sentence would more commonly be expressed yo vay mis 'I go to mass'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Cardoso 2009: 182