Datapoint Sri Lanka Portuguese/Focus particle ‘also’
The particle taam covers the semantic range 'also, too, even'.
Values 
After the focused element
- Example 41-33:
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prumeer botussu tɛɛrantu taam istiley mee lotiɲamprumeerformerlybotus-su2.hon-gentɛɛra-ntucountry-loctaamalsoisti=leythis=likemeefoclotiɲamfut.be.prfFormerly in your country, too, it would have been like this.
Source: Smith 1974-5: 4061
- Example 41-53:
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aka meedu meedu meskura saykal. uŋ ispiim jadaay sara ʈyuub taam nukuvalaakathatmeedu~meedufear~fearmes-kuraoblig-runsaykal.bicycleuŋoneispiimthornjaa-daaypst-strikesaracondʈyuubtubetaamalsonuku-valaneg-be.goodI must ride in great fear. If I hit a thorn, the tube also is no good.
Source: Smith 1974-5: 5416
- Example 41-109:
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anjɔɔla vɔɔnda taam peesi ki(ta)pegaaanjɔɔlafishhookvɔɔndabytaamalsopeesifishki-(ta-)pegaanmlz-(prs)-catchFish are caught also with fishhooks.
Source: Smith 1974-5: 3963
- Example 41-149:
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avara osiyoor taam [nɔɔyvantaa] lopuntaa, "boospa teen dizeey voo, elipa pakazaa?" falaatuavaranowosiyoor3sg.hontaamalso[nɔɔyva-ntaa][bride-loc]lo-puntaa,fut-ask"boos-pa2sg-datteemprs.bedizeeydesirevoo,indfeli-pa3sg.m-accpa-kazaa?"inf-marryfalaa-tuquot-pfvNow he [the priest] will also ask [the bride], "are you willing to marry him?"
Source: Smith 1974-5: 3261
- Confidence:
- Very certain