Value Only habitual function

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Uses of the habitual marker

Examples

  1. akii kiyɔɔra taam aros kikuza
    akii
    here
    kii-ɔɔra
    what-time
    taam
    conc
    aros
    rice
    ki-kuza
    hab-cook
    Here you cook rice often (lit. Here you cook rice whenever).

    See Smith 1974-5: 3623

  2. senaa, noospa janasa poɖiyaaspa nosa lingvaay seensaba kiteem
    senaa,
    otherwise
    [noos-pa
    [1pl-acc
    jaa-nasa]
    pst-be.born]
    poɖiyaas-pa
    child.pl-dat
    nosa
    1pl.gen
    lingvaay
    language
    seem-saba
    neg.ptcp-know
    ki-teem
    hab-be
    Otherwise, the children born to us don't know our language.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5125