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Example 41-72
noospa dika graandi jeentis fɔɔra naanda say
noos-pa
1pl
-
acc
dika
than
graandi
big
jeentis
people
fɔɔra
outside
naanda
neg
.
fut
say
go.out
People older than us won't get out.
Comment:
The accusative marking on the STANDARD is probably due to Tamil influence.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 5250
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Comparative adjective marking: Adjective is not marked
Comparative standard marking: Particle marking
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