Value The language has numeral classifiers

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Sortal numeral classifiers

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. um miida askruuvapa kaatru rupiya landaa
    uŋ
    one
    miida
    measure
    askruuva-pa
    rice-dat
    kaatru
    four
    rupiya
    rupee
    lo-andaa
    fut-go
    For a measure of rice Rs. 4/- will go.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5162