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Value No verb doubling
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Verb doubling and focus
References
Smith 1974-5
Examples
tandaa see, eev mesandaa, senaa maay mesandaa, senaa sara kisantaa mee
ta-andaa
prs
-go
see,
cond
eev
1sg
mes-andaa,
oblig
-go
senaa
or
maay
mother
mes-andaa,
oblig
-go
senaa
or
sara
cond
ki-santaa
nmlz
-sit
mee
foc
If she goes, I must go or her mother must go, otherwise she has to sit here. [i.e. the daughter is not allowed to leave the home unaccompanied.]
See
Smith 1974-5
: 5257
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