Datapoint Sri Lanka Portuguese/Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
A few defective verbs, such as sava 'know' and kera 'want' may exceptionally be unmarked in the present (These two verbs have no past form.) Verbs in dependent temporal clauses have optional past and perfective marking to indicate temporal priorness (i.e. past relative to the time of the main verb). [These are the SLP versions of the South Asian “conjunctive past participle”.]
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Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently
- Example 41-89:
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innaa aka fiiyusu fiiyu uŋa isti vees SSC cooduna yatiraa: doos paaɖaminnaahere.isakathatfiiyu-suson-genfiiyusonuŋaoneistithisveestimeSSCSSCcoodunaexamjaa-tiraa:pst-takedoostwopaaɖampassHere, one of that son's sons, this time he took the SSC examination: two passes.
Source: Smith 1974-5: 5180
- Example 41-154:
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vaarzim see kii falaatu saba siɲoorpa?vaarzimvaarzimseecondkiiwhatfalaa-tuquot-pfvsabaknowsiɲoor-pa?mister-datDo you know what "vaarzim" means?
Source: Smith 1974-5: 3073
- Example 41-181:
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maaket dɛɛntru macaa andaa see amiis poy ceraamaaketmarketdɛɛntruinsidemacaawalkandaagoseecondamiisfishy.smellpooyhabilceraasmellAs you walk through the market, you can smell a fishy smell.
Source: Smith 1974-5: 3993
- Confidence:
- Certain