Value Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently

Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Parameter:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs

Examples

  1. Go bicaya luyang.
    Go
    1sg
    bicaya
    believe
    lu-yang.
    2sg-acc.def
    I believe you. (NOT: I believed you.)
  2. Kumarin go nasi si-makan. / Kumarin go nasi *makan.
    Kumarin
    yesterday
    go
    1sg
    nasi
    rice
    si-makan.
    pst-eat
    Yesterday I ate rice.