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Example 66-10
Itu ijo pong buttul bissar.
Itu
dem
ijo
green
pong
tree
buttul
DEGREE
bissar.
big
That green tree is very big.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Datapoints:
Order of degree word and adjective: Degree word precedes adjective
Predicative adjectives: No copula
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