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Example 41-43
aluŋas tafalaa aka nikarasuportaa; isti mee losuportaa falaatu tafalaa
aluŋa-s
some-
pl
ta-falaa
prs
-say
aka
that
nikara-suportaa;
neg
.
hab
-withstand
isti
this
mee
foc
lo-suportaa
fut
-withstand
falaa=tu
quot
=
pfv
ta-falaa
prs
-say
Some say that [brand of tire] doesn’t withstand [the load]; only this [brand] withstands, they say.
Type:
unknown
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Indefinite pronouns: Special indefinites
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