Value Demonstrative word precedes noun

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Order of demonstrative and noun

Examples

  1. isti ooy interumeenti nikaraparsa. isti un coʈʈu taparsa
    isti
    this
    ooy
    eye
    interumeenti
    completely
    nikara-parsa.
    neg.hab-see
    isti
    this
    un
    a
    coʈʈu
    little
    ta-parsa
    prs-see
    This eye is completely blind. This one sees a little.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5073

  2. meshiin teem. botuspa kera kamfalaa - aka meshiin see - kera see, poy tiraa daa, botuspa
    meshiin
    machine
    teem.
    prs.be
    botus-pa
    2.hon-dat
    kera
    want
    kanda
    cond
    falaa
    quot
    -
     
    aka
    that
    meshiin
    machine
    see
    cond
    -
     
    kera
    want
    see
    cond
    pooy
    habil
    tiraa
    take
    daa,
    give
    botus-pa
    2.hon-dat
    There IS a machine. If you want [it] - if [it's a question of] that machine - if you want, we can take it and give it to you. (OR: We HAVE a machine. If you want [it] - if [it's a question of] that machine - if you want, we can take it and give it to you.)

    See Smith 1974-5: 5298