Value Preceding word

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Marking of pronominal possessors

Examples

  1. eev vosa kuɲaadupa kada ɔɔra kilembraa
    eev
    1sg
    vosa
    2sg.gen
    kuɲaadu-pa
    brother.in.law-acc
    kada
    every
    ɔɔra
    time
    ki-lembraa
    hab-think.of
    I often think of your brother-in-law.

    See Smith 1974-5: 3870

  2. botussu enteeru nɔɔmi kii
    botus-su
    2.hon-gen
    enteeru
    entire
    nɔɔmi
    name
    kii
    what
    What is your full name?

    See Smith 1974-5: 5062

  3. osiirsu fiiyapa portugees nukusava
    o$siir-$su
    3sg.hon-gen
    fii$ya-$pa
    daughter-dat
    por$tu$gees
    Portuguese
    nu$ku-$sa$va
    neg-know
    His daughter doesn’t know [Sri Lanka] Portuguese.

    See Smith 1977: 146

  4. eev, miɲa; boos, bosa; eli, elisu; ɛla, ɛlasu; osiir, osiirsu; noos, nosa; botus, botussu; elis, elissu; ɛlas, ɛlassu; etus, etussu
    eev,
    1sg
    miɲa;
    1sg.gen
    boos,
    2sg
    bosa;
    2sg.gen
    eli,
    3sg.m
    eli-su;
    3sg.m-gen
    ɛla;
    3sg.f
    ɛla-su;
    3sg.f-gen
    osiir,
    3sg.hon
    osiir-su;
    3sg.hon-gen
    noos,
    1pl
    nosa;
    1pl.gen
    botus,
    2pl/2.hon
    botus-su;
    2pl-gen/2.hon-gen
    elis,
    3pl.m
    elis-su;
    3pl.m-gen
    ɛlas,
    3pl.f
    ɛlas-su;
    3pl.f-gen
    etus,
    3pl.hon
    etus-su
    3pl.hon-gen
    I, my; you, your; he, his; she, her; he[honorific]/she[honorific], his[honorific]/her[honorific]; we, our; you[plural]/you[honorific], your[plural]/your[honorific]; they[masculine], their[masculine]; they[feminine], their[feminine]; they[honorific], their[honorific]

    See Smith 1974-5: passim