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Example 41-65
isti teem dɛɛzda vees eev etuspa jafalaa
isti
this
teem
prs
.be
dɛɛz-da
ten-
adjz
vees
time
eev
1sg
etus-pa
3pl
.
hon
-
dat
jaa-falaa
pst
-say
This is the tenth time I have told them.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 4044
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Ordinal numerals: 'First' is suppletive, all other numerals are synchronically derived from cardinal numerals
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