Value Immediately preceding the verb

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb

Examples

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. ɔɔmi falaa lodaa; dreetu viraadu lomustraa
    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