Datapoint Sri Lanka Portuguese/Existential verb and transitive possession verb

Several possession constructions are found. Aside from the transitive construction mentioned here, there is a copulative construction which (as Examples 146, 86 and 150 show) is not always differentiated from the existential use of the copula.

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Differentiation

Example 41-46:
aka laraandu indum meʃiin teem. meʃiins teem taantu
aka
that
laraa-ndu
leave-ptcp
inda
another
uŋ
one
meʃiin
machine
teem.
prs.be.
meʃiin-s
machine-pl
teem
prs.be
taantu
many
That aside, there is another machine. There are many machines. OR: That aside, [we] have another machine. [We] have many machines.

Source: Smith 1974-5: 5303

Example 41-128:
eli askruuva jaagardaa teem
eli
3sg.m
askruuva
rice
jaa-gardaa
pst-keep
teem
prf
He has rice.

Source: Smith 1974-5: 0542

Example 41-132:
akapa uŋ kaavs teem, ɛnti
aka-pa
that-dat
uŋ
one
kaavs
principle
teem,
prs.be
ɛnti
auntie
There is a principle for that, Auntie.

Source: Smith 1974-5: 4793

Confidence:
Very certain