Datapoint Sri Lanka Portuguese/Verb doubling and focus
Verbs are focused using the focus particle mee.
Values 
No verb doubling
- Example 41-170:
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tandaa see, eev mesandaa, senaa maay mesandaa, senaa sara kisantaa meeta-andaaprs-gosee,condeev1sgmes-andaa,oblig-gosenaaormaaymothermes-andaa,oblig-gosenaaorsaracondki-santaanmlz-sitmeefocIf she goes, I must go or her mother must go, otherwise she has to sit here. [i.e. the daughter is not allowed to leave the home unaccompanied.]
Source: Smith 1974-5: 5257
- Confidence:
- Very certain