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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.
Comment:
Also illustrates the use of the future as habitual-generic.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 3531
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Instrumental expressions: Adposition
Comitatives and instrumentals: Differentiation
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