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Example 66-97
Pompang kutti poðiyen yang lobangring tarek ambε.
Pompang-kutti
female-girl
poðiyen-yang
boy-
acc
.
def
lobang-ring
hole-
abl
tarek
pull
ambε.
take
The girl is pulling the boy out of the hole.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Datapoints:
Transitive motion verbs: ‘pull’: Ablative case
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