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Example 41-45
muytu moosamley isti luvaaras
muytu
very
moosam=ley
bad=like
isti
this
luvaara-s
place-
pl
Very bad, these places!
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 5244
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers: Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
Expression of nominal plural meaning: Plural suffix
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives: Same stems, different inflectional features
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