Datapoint Sri Lanka Portuguese/'Finger' and 'toe'

There is possibly also maam-su deedu [hand/arm-GEN finger/toe] 'finger' (see example 179) but this is speculative. Thus, Sri Lanka Portuguese was classified as "Overlap" and not "Identity and differentiation".

Values

Overlap

Example 41-176:
deedu
deedu
finger/toe
finger/toe

Source: Smith 1974-5: 0002

Example 41-177:
peesu deedu
pee-su
foot/leg-gen
deedu
finger/toe
toe

Source: Smith 1974-5: 0019

Example 41-178:
maansu deedu
maam-su
hand/arm-gen
deedu
finger/toe
finger

Source: nd

Confidence:
Intermediate