Value No copula

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Predicative noun phrases
References
Smith 1974-5

Examples

  1. braanku kiontaa, aka mee dreetu palaavra
    braanku
    whitewash
    ki-ontaa,
    nmlz-paint
    aka
    that
    mee
    foc
    dreetu
    right
    palaavra
    word
    Whitewash is “ontaa”ed. THAT’s the correct word.

    See Smith 1974-5: 1629

  2. doonu keem? [linguist: doonu?] [speaker, deliberately:] keen teen doonu aka kaazapa?
    doonu
    owner
    keem?
    who
    [linguist:
    [linguist:
    doonu?]
    owner?]
    keen
    who
    teem
    prs.be
    doonu
    owner
    aka
    that
    kaaza-pa?
    house-dat
    Who is the owner? [linguist: Owner?]. [speaker, deliberately:] Who is the owner of that house?

    See Smith 1974-5: 1450-2

  3. aka muytu viraadu kaavs
    aka
    that
    muytu
    very
    viraadu
    wrong
    kaavs
    thing
    That is a very wrong thing.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5123

  4. botussu enteeru nɔɔmi kii
    botus-su
    2.hon-gen
    enteeru
    entire
    nɔɔmi
    name
    kii
    what
    What is your full name?

    See Smith 1974-5: 5062

  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