Example 66-129

Itu oorangna tangang ka punnung rambut aða.
Itu
that
oorang-na
person-dat
tangang
hand/arm
ka
in
punnung
much
rambut
hair
aða.
exist
That man has a lot of hair on his arms.
Comment:
'Full' is the persistent etymological meaning of punnung, but it has come to be used as a quantifier (much, many) in Sri Lankan Malay.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.