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Value Immediately preceding the verb
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
Examples
aka viida etus vɛrgɔɔɲantu naa papiyaa
aka
that
viida
because
etus
3pl
.
hon
vɛrgɔɔɲa-ntu
shyness-
loc
naa
neg
.
fut
papiyaa
speak
Therefore, in shyness they won’t talk. OR: Therefore, they are too shy to talk.
See
Smith 1977
: 150
tiimassu fiiyu
kum
delfassu fiiyu takustumaaski
tiimas-su
Timus-
gen
fiiyu
son
kum
and
delfas-su
Delfus-
gen
fiiyu
son
ta-kustumaa=ski
prs
-practice=
report
Timus’s son and Delfus’s son are practicing, apparently.
Sri Lanka English:
Timus’s son and Delfus’s son are practicing, it seems.
See
Smith 1974-5
: 5429
ɔɔmi falaa
lo
daa; dreetu viraadu
lo
mustraa
ɔɔmi
man
falaa
say
lo-daa;
fut
-give
dreetu
right
viraadu
wrong
lo-mustraa
fut
-show
That man will teach [them]; [he will] show [them] right and wrong.
See
Smith 1974-5
: 5477
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