Example 66-60

Itu gulputina Java bəromong sin?
Itu
dem
gulputi-na
whiteman-dat
Java
Malay
bər-omong
mod-talk
sin?
q
Can that white person speak Malay? OR: Might that white person speak Malay?
Comment:
This example is in Kirinda Malay. The phonological shapes of the individual morphemes differ in the Colombo area variety. For example, ber- is typically boolε- (i.e. unreduced), and sin is si. The example was checked by a native speaker.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge