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Example 66-103
Baru ruma pəðə yang sini ka arikatkInna (kitampe oorangpəðəring) kapan kəmauan.
Baru
new
ruma-pəðə-yang
house-
pl
-
acc
.
def
sini-ka
here-in
a-rikat-kInna
prs
-build-
pass
(kitang-pe
(
1pl
-
poss
oorang-pəðə-ring)
person-
pl
-
abl
)
kapan
when
kəmauan.
necessity
The new houses will be built here (by our people) when it is necessary.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Other atypical passive construction
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