Value Definite article identical to a demonstrative

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Definite articles

Examples

  1. [...] tajuntaa luvaara andaatu, nosa jeentis doos pesaan tiɲatu, japapiyaa see, isti malvaars graasa tafaya [...]
    [...]
    [...]
    ta-juntaa
    [prs-meet
    luvaara
    place
    andaa-tu,
    go-pfv.ptcp]
    nosa
    [1pl.gen
    jeentis
    people
    doos
    two
    pesaan
    person
    tiɲa-tu,
    stand-pfv.ptcp
    jaa-papiyaa
    pst-speak
    see,
    cond]
    isti
    this
    malvaar-s
    Tamil-pl
    graasa
    ridicule
    ta-faya
    prs-do
    [...]
    [...]
    [...] having gone to a place where [they] get together, if two of our people stand and talk, the(se) Tamils ridicule [them].

    See Smith 1977: 148-149

  2. poɖiyaas sudu akantu mee yanasa, aka kaazantu
    poɖiyaas
    children
    tudu
    all
    aka-ntu
    that-loc
    mee
    foc
    jaa-nasa,
    pst-be.born
    aka
    that
    kaaza-ntu
    house-loc
    The children were all born there, in that house.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5105

  3. alaa menaa bibeerley tiɲa. japaraa sudu akii mee. isti poɖiyaas yanasa sudu akii mee
    alaa
    there
    menaa
    of.course
    bibeer=ley
    livelihood=like
    tiɲa.
    pst.be
    jaa-paraa
    pst-live
    tudu
    all
    akii
    here
    mee.
    foc
    isti
    this
    poɖiyaas
    children
    jaa-nasa
    pst-be.born
    tudu
    all
    akii
    here
    mee
    foc
    We had work there, of course, [but] where we were all living was right here. Where the(se) children were all born was right here.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5111

  4. isti hɔlɛndars tavii ɔɔrasuntu taam, uŋ gɔɔta portugees jeentispa uŋ gɔɔta travaay jadaa
    isti
    this
    hɔlɛndar-s
    Hollander-pl
    ta-vii
    prs-come
    ɔɔras-untu
    when-loc
    taam,
    also
    uŋ
    one
    gɔɔta
    little
    portugees
    Portuguese
    jeentis-pa
    people-dat
    uŋ
    one
    gɔɔta
    little
    travaay
    difficulty
    jaa-daa
    pst-give
    When the Hollanders came also, they gave a bit of trouble to the Portuguese.

    See Smith 1974-5: 3215

  5. isti ingrees miziiɲa dika isti fɛɛvrispa malvaarsu miziiɲa mee boom falaatu takombersaa
    isti
    this
    [ingrees
    [English
    miziiɲa
    medicine
    dika
    than
    isti
    this
    fɛɛvri-s-pa
    fever-pl-dat
    malvaar-su
    Tamil-gen
    miziiɲa
    medicine
    mee
    foc
    boom
    good
    falaa-tu]
    quot-pfv]
    ta-kombersaa
    prs-talk
    They say that for fevers, Tamil medicine (Ayurvedic medicine) is better than English (Western) medicine.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5345