Value Affix

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb

Examples

  1. poɖiyaas sudu akantu mee yanasa, aka kaazantu
    poɖiyaas
    children
    sudu
    all
    aka-ntu
    that-loc
    mee
    foc
    jaa-nasa,
    pst-be.born
    aka
    that
    kaaza-ntu
    house-loc
    The children were all born there, in that house.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5105

  2. 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