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Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Parameter:
Coming from named places
Examples
Klumbu
ɖuuɖung
kubalile e-datang (aɖa).
Klumbu
Colombo
ɖuuɖung
from
kubali-le
back-
com
e-datang
asp
-come
(aɖa).
(
aux
)
(He) has come back from Colombo.
Klumbu
ɖuuɖung
e-baalek (aɖa).
Klumbu
Colombo
ɖuuɖung
from
e-baalek
asp
-return
(aɖa).
(
aux
)
(He) has returned from Colombo.
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