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Going to named places
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No adpositional/case marking Frequency: 70.0%
Example 41-136:
ɛlasu fiija jafoytu tavnsvil ɔstreeliya
ɛla-su
3sg
.
f
-
gen
fiija
daughter
jaa-foy-tu
pst
-go-
pfv
.
ptcp
tavnsvil
Townsville
ɔstreeliya
Australia
Her daughter having gone to Townsville, Australia. OR: Consultant's translation: Her daughter has gone to Townsville, Australia.
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 3060
Confidence:
Very certain
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Postpostion Frequency: 30.0%
Example 41-135:
aartar silvasu fiiyasu fiiya uŋa jafoy tem tavnsvilpa ɔstreeliyapa
aartar
Arthur
silva-su
Silva-
gen
fiiya-su
daughter-
gen
fiiya
daughter
uŋa
one
jaa-foy
pst
-go
teem
prs
.
prf
tavnsvil-pa
Townsville-
dat
ɔstreeliya-pa
Australia-
dat
One of Arthur Silva's daughter's daughters went to Townsville, to Australia.
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 3055
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Feature:
Going to named places
Source:
Smith 1974-5
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