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Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers

Examples

  1. aka meedu meedu meskura saykal. uŋ ispiim jadaay sara ʈyuub taam nukuvala
    aka
    that
    meedu~meedu
    fear~fear
    mes-kura
    oblig-run
    saykal.
    bicycle
    uŋ
    one
    ispiim
    thorn
    jaa-daay
    pst-strike
    sara
    cond
    ʈyuub
    tube
    taam
    also
    nuku-vala
    neg-be.good
    I must ride in great fear. If I hit a thorn, the tube also is no good.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5416

  2. 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

  3. (ja)fayataanteem/tiɲa/loteem vs. jafaya teem/tiɲa/loteem
    jaa-faya-taam
    pst-do-prog
    teem/tiɲa/lo-teem
    be.prs/be.pst/fut-be
    vs.
    vs.
    jaa-faya
    pst-do
    teem/tiɲa/lo-teem
    be.prs/be.pst/fut-be
    is/was/will be doing vs. has/had/will have done
  4. asii tɛɛndutaam noos botaa um mɔɔstar daaytaan teem
    asii
    thus
    tɛɛndutaam
    even.so
    noos
    1pl
    botaa
    put
    um
    one
    mɔɔstar
    way
    daay-taam
    put.up.with-prog
    teem
    prs.be
    Even so, we are trying and somehow putting up with him.

    See Smith 1974-5: 1389

  5. osiir mee maay; paay yakamura
    osiir
    3sg.hon
    mee
    foc
    maay;
    mother
    paay
    father
    jaa-kaa-mura
    pst-pfv-die
    SHE (indicating woman present) is my mother; my father has died.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5092-4

  6. noos naa poy maraa guvɛɛrnupa. diɲeeru pamaraa naa poy.
    noos
    1pl
    naa
    neg.fut
    pooy
    habil
    maraa
    pay
    guvɛɛrnu-pa.
    government-dat
    diɲeeru
    money
    pa-maraa
    inf-pay
    naa
    neg.fut
    pooy.
    habil
    We can't pay the government. We can't pay the money.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5373-4