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Example 41-8
maaci pavaam; fɛɛmiya pavaam
maaci
male
pavaam;
peafowl
fɛɛmiya
female
pavaam
peafowl
peacock; peahen
Comment:
These examples are constructed on the analogy of field notes item 5481
fɛɛmiya poɗiyaas
'female child; girl' (Smith 1974–5). Noun-adjective order is ungrammatical; as seen in field notes item: 4084a *
pavaam maaci
; *
pavaam fɛɛmiya
(Smith 1974–5).
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Order of adjective and noun: Modifying adjective precedes noun
Female and male animals: Preposed sex-denoting word
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