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Example 66-34
Pompanganak deppe ummana kumbang attu ekasi (aða). Attusi duasi?
Pompang-anak
female-child
de-pe
3sg
-
poss
umma-na
mother-
dat
kumbang
flower
attu
indf
e-kasi
asp
-give
(aða).
(
aux
)
Attu-si
one-or
dua-si?
two-or
The girl has given her mother a rose. One or two?
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Datapoints:
Indefinite articles: Indefinite article identical to numeral ‘one’
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Indirect-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – recipient – theme – verb
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