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Noun phrase conjunction and comitative
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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 41-7:
maal poɖiyaas juuntu boom poɖiyaas jafoy see taam, maal poɖiyaas falaa mee nɔɔmi
maal
bad
poɖiyaas
child
juuntu
with
boom
good
poɖiyaas
child
jaa-foy
pst
-go
see
cond
taam
conc
maal
bad
poɖiyaas
child
falaa
quot
mee
foc
nɔɔmi
name
If good children go with bad children, even though [they may be good children], they only get a bad name [i.e. their name is "bad children"].
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 5281
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Feature:
Noun phrase conjunction and comitative
Source:
Own knowledge
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