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Example 41-57
isti hɔlɛndars tavii ɔɔrasuntu taam, uŋ gɔɔta portugees jeentispa uŋ gɔɔta travaay jadaa
isti
this
hɔlɛndar-s
Hollander-
pl
ta-vii
prs
-come
ɔɔras-untu
when-
loc
taam,
also
uŋ
one
gɔɔta
little
portugees
Portuguese
jeentis-pa
people-
dat
uŋ
one
gɔɔta
little
travaay
difficulty
jaa-daa
pst
-give
When the Hollanders came also, they gave a bit of trouble to the Portuguese.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 3215
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Definite articles: Definite article identical to a demonstrative
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – recipient – theme – verb
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