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Example 66-17
Mana
ka buwayayang eklaatan (aða)?
Mana
where
ka
in
buwaya-yang
crocodile-
acc
e-klaatan
asp
-see
(aða)?
(
aux
)
Where did you see the crocodile?
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Datapoints:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase not initial
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