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Example 66-122
Riyasa aðε, go cuppat na adatang.
Riyasa-aðε,
Riyasa-
voc
go
1sg
cuppat-DAT
quick-
dat
a-datang.
prs
-come
Sister Riyasa, I am coming soon.
Comment:
In the Kirinda dialect, there are kinship vocative suffixes. Other dialect areas have not yet been investigated for this feature.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Datapoints:
Vocative markers: Optional vocative marker following noun
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