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Example 41-74
ɔɔmi falaa
lo
daa; dreetu viraadu
lo
mustraa
ɔɔmi
man
falaa
say
lo-daa;
fut
-give
dreetu
right
viraadu
wrong
lo-mustraa
fut
-show
That man will teach [them]; [he will] show [them] right and wrong.
Comment:
Note:
falaa daa
= 'teach', lit. 'say [and] give'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 5477
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: Immediately preceding the verb
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