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Example 41-69
palaavra kavaapa dispoos nɔɔyvasu jeentis nooyvusu jeentispa partaypa lokomindaa "nɔɔyvasu kaaza viitu andaa" falaa
palaavra
betrothal
kavaa-pa
end-
dat
dispoos
after
nɔɔyva-su
bride-
gen
jeenti-s
people-
pl
nooyvu-su
groom-
gen
jeentis-pa
people-
acc
partay-pa
party-
dat
lo-komindaa
fut
-invite
"nɔɔyva-su
bride-
gen
kaaza
house
vii-tu
come-
pfv
andaa"
go
falaa
quot
After the betrothal is finished, the bride's party will invite the groom's party to the party, saying "Come to the bride's house."
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1998
: 34
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Marking of possessor noun phrases: Adpositional or case marking of possessor
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