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Example 41-30
alaa, noos jafoy luvaara
alaa,
there
noos
1pl
jaa-foy
pst
-go
luvaara
place
There, the place we went.
Comment:
The referents of /noos/ are the speaker and the addressee.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 5551
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Dual in independent personal pronouns: No special dual form
Inclusive/exclusive distinction in independent personal pronouns: No inclusive/exclusive distinction
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