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Example 41-24
botussu enteeru nɔɔmi
kii
botus-su
2.
hon
-
gen
enteeru
entire
nɔɔmi
name
kii
what
What is your full name?
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 5062
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase not initial
Marking of pronominal possessors: Preceding word
Predicative noun phrases: No copula
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