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Value Onsets at most moderately complex
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Parameter:
Syllable onsets
Examples
Nyari langit ka a
gl
uðuk.
Gl
uðuk baatupəðə jaato suba jo jaði.
Nyari
today
langit
sky
ka
in
a-gluðuk.
prs
-thunder
Gluðuk
thunder
baatu-pəðə
stone-
pl
jaato
fall
suba
like
jo
foc
jaði.
happen
Today it is thundering. Thunder sounds like falling stones.
Skulser pintuyang tərətutup.
Skul-ser
school-sir
pintu-yang
door-
acc
.
def
tərə-tutup.
neg
.
fin
-close
The teacher did not close the door.
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