Datapoint Diu Indo-Portuguese/Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object

The frequency adverb sẽp conflates the meanings of 'always' and 'often' or 'a lot'. Whereas this adverb always occurs in preverbal position (and normally, though not strictly, after the subject), the position of semantically equivalent adjuncts such as bastãt vez 'many times' or tud di / tudi 'everyday' is considerably more flexible.

Values

Adverb – verb – object

Example 39-27:
Yo sẽp tə brĩka saykəl.
Yo
1sg
sẽp
often/always
tə
ipfv.npst
brĩka
play-inf
saykəl.
bicycle
I often/always play with my bicycle.
Example 39-28:
El sẽp dəpəy də jãtar ad vay kaz pu drumi.
El
3sg
sẽp
always/often
dəpəy
after
də
of
jãtar
lunch
ad
irr.npst
vay
go.inf
kaz
house
pu
purp
drum-i.
sleep-inf
He always/often goes home after lunch to sleep.

Source: Cardoso 2009: 241

Confidence:
Very certain