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Example 41-126
[istis] ravkiin kaazantu gardaatu kamandaa taam, ɔɔmintu teem naa doos alaa
[isti-s]
[this-
pl
]
ravkiin
violin
kaaza-ntu
house-
loc
gardaa-tu
keep-
pfv
.
ptcp
kam-andaa
cond
-go
taam,
conc
ɔɔmi-ntu
man-
loc
teem
prs
.be
naa
tag
doos
two
alaa
there
Even if [these guys] leave [their] violin at home and go, that man has two there, no?
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 5479
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Predicative possession: Comitative
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