Datapoint Sri Lanka Portuguese/Order of possessor and possessum

Possessum-Possessor order is very rare, and occurs mostly in songs and probably frozen expressions.

Values

Possessor-possessum Frequency: 90.0%

Example 41-3:
tiimassu fiiyu kum delfassu fiiyu takustumaaski
tiimas-su
Timus-gen
fiiyu
son
kum
and
delfas-su
Delfus-gen
fiiyu
son
ta-kustumaa=ski
prs-practice=report
Timus’s son and Delfus’s son are practicing, apparently.
Sri Lanka English: Timus’s son and Delfus’s son are practicing, it seems.

Source: Smith 1974-5: 5429

Example 41-4:
avara bosa roostu sudu cummaa um fuumuley teem
avara
now
bosa
2sg.gen
roostu
face
sudu
all
cummaa
just
um
one
fuumu=ley
smoke=like
teem
prs.be
Now your whole face just is like a [cloud of] smoke.

Source: Smith 1974-5: 5075

Example 41-6:
ɔkalɔɔra keesasu tɛɛmpupa pesaam nikara fikaa parsiidu
ɔklɔɔra
then
keesa-su
case-gen
tɛɛmpu-pa
time-dat
pesaam
person
nikara
neg.hab
fikaa
become
parsii-du
appear-adjz
So for the case date the person doesn't appear.

Source: Smith 1974-5: 4970

Confidence:
Very certain

Possessum-possessor Frequency: 10.0%

Example 41-5:
fuula da rɔɔza, fɔɔya teem veerdi
fuula
flower
da
of
rɔɔza,
rose
fɔɔya
leaf
teem
prs.be
veerdi
green
Flower of the rose, leaf is green.

Source: Smith 1974-5: 2112

Confidence:
Very certain