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Example 41-47
noos sarooti talimaa liima?
noos
1pl
sarooti
saw
ta-limaa
prs
-file
liima?
file
The file that we file our saws with?
Comment:
Sarooti
is not pluralized.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 4920
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Occurrence of nominal plural markers: Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
Instrument relative clauses: Instrument meaning is left implicit
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