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Value Only interrogative intonation
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Polar questions
References
Smith 1974-5
Examples
kii jafaya falaa saba eli?
kii
what
jaa-faya
pst
-do
falaa
quot
saba
know
eli?
3sg
.
m
Does he know what he did?
See
Smith 1974-5
: 5312
pamp dreetu nukufaya?
pamp
pump
dreetu
right
nuku-faya?
neg
-make
Didn’t he repair the pump?
See
Smith 1974-5
: 1457
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