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Value Immediately following the verb
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
Examples
aka nikarakuza falaatu, eli triiya jagardaatu, miɲa tirataam jafoy
aka
that
nikara-kuza
hab
.
neg
-sew
falaatu,
quot
eli
3sg
triiya
bring
jaa-gardaa-tu,
pst
-keep-
pfv
miɲa
1sg
.
gen
tiraa-taam
take-
prog
jaa-foy
pst
-go
Saying that that one doesn’t sew, he brought it and left it [with me], and took mine and went [off with it].
See
Smith 1974-5
: 5294
avara etus induŋa jatomaa teem, noov graandi uŋa
avara
now
etus
3pl
.
hon
inda
another
uŋa
one
jaa-tomaa
pst
-buy
teem,
prf
noov
new
graandi
big
uŋa
one
Now they have bought another one, a new big one.
See
Smith 1974-5
: 5297
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