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Example 41-147
etus jakafikaa trukaadu avara. kɔtɔɔlikus jakafikaa
etus
3pl
.
hon
jaa-kaa-fikaa
pst
-
pfv
-become
trukaa-du
change-
adjz
avara.
now
kɔtɔɔliku-s
catholic-
pl
jaa-kaa-fikaa
pst
-
pfv
-become
They have been converted now. They have all become Catholics.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 3569
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Typical passive construction
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