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Example 66-81
Dia dagingyang pisoattu
ring
epotong.
Dia
3sg
daging-yang
meat-
acc
piso-attu-ring
knife-
indf
-
ins
e-potong.
pst
-cut
She cut the meat with a knife.
Comment:
This example is in the Kirinda dialect.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Datapoints:
Instrumental expressions: Case marker
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