Datapoint Sri Lanka Portuguese/Definite articles
Demonstratives are used anaphorically - e.g. aka kaazantu in Example 55. Nonanaphoric demonstratives are not commonly used as definite markers - e.g. poɖiyaas in the Example 55 is definite but not marked. However, in Example 56, isti seems to be at most very weakly deictic; even more clearly, in Example 44 and 9 isti is neither deictic nor anaphoric. Possible distinction in the use of aka vs. isti needs to be investigated - e.g. isti seems to be used to indicate a generic.
Values 
Definite article identical to a demonstrative
- Example 41-9:
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isti ingrees miziiɲa dika isti fɛɛvrispa malvaarsu miziiɲa mee boom falaatu takombersaaistithis[ingrees[Englishmiziiɲamedicinedikathanistithisfɛɛvri-s-pafever-pl-datmalvaar-suTamil-genmiziiɲamedicinemeefocboomgoodfalaa-tu]quot-pfv]ta-kombersaaprs-talkThey say that for fevers, Tamil medicine (Ayurvedic medicine) is better than English (Western) medicine.
Source: Smith 1974-5: 5345
- Example 41-44:
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[...] tajuntaa luvaara andaatu, nosa jeentis doos pesaan tiɲatu, japapiyaa see, isti malvaars graasa tafaya [...][...][...]ta-juntaa[prs-meetluvaaraplaceandaa-tu,go-pfv.ptcp]nosa[1pl.genjeentispeopledoostwopesaanpersontiɲa-tu,stand-pfv.ptcpjaa-papiyaapst-speaksee,cond]istithismalvaar-sTamil-plgraasaridiculeta-fayaprs-do[...][...][...] having gone to a place where [they] get together, if two of our people stand and talk, the(se) Tamils ridicule [them].
Source: Smith 1977: 148-149
- Example 41-55:
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poɖiyaas sudu akantu mee yanasa, aka kaazantupoɖiyaaschildrentuduallaka-ntuthat-locmeefocjaa-nasa,pst-be.bornakathatkaaza-ntuhouse-locThe children were all born there, in that house.
Source: Smith 1974-5: 5105
- Example 41-56:
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alaa menaa bibeerley tiɲa. japaraa sudu akii mee. isti poɖiyaas yanasa sudu akii meealaatheremenaaof.coursebibeer=leylivelihood=liketiɲa.pst.bejaa-paraapst-livetuduallakiiheremee.focistithispoɖiyaaschildrenjaa-nasapst-be.borntuduallakiiheremeefocWe had work there, of course, [but] where we were all living was right here. Where the(se) children were all born was right here.
Source: Smith 1974-5: 5111
- Example 41-57:
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isti hɔlɛndars tavii ɔɔrasuntu taam, uŋ gɔɔta portugees jeentispa uŋ gɔɔta travaay jadaaistithishɔlɛndar-sHollander-plta-viiprs-comeɔɔras-untuwhen-loctaam,alsouŋonegɔɔtalittleportugeesPortuguesejeentis-papeople-datuŋonegɔɔtalittletravaaydifficultyjaa-daapst-giveWhen the Hollanders came also, they gave a bit of trouble to the Portuguese.
Source: Smith 1974-5: 3215
- Confidence:
- Very certain