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Example 66-93
Rikas Klumbu na(ng) a(rə)pi.
Rikas
Rikas
Klumbu-na(ng)
Colombo-to
a(rə)-pi.
prs
-go
Rikas is going to Colombo.
Comment:
As in Muslim Tamil, contra Sinhala (not a contact language), the postposition/case marker must be present.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Datapoints:
Going to named places: Postpostion
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