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Example 66-77
Ujang ambε aða.
Ujang
rain
ambε
prog
aða.
exist
It is raining.
Comment:
The etymology of ambε is probably
(s)ambil
('while').
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Datapoints:
Raining constructions: Rain exists
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