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Special dependent person forms for subject and object
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Example 66-20:
go/(se) go; lu/lorang; dia/de/inçian/inçe; kitang/kitampəðə; lorangpəðə/lompəðə; derang/dempəðə
go/(se) go; lu/lorang; dia/de/inçian/inçe; kitang/kitampəðə; lorangpəðə/lompəðə; derang/dempəðə
1sg
2sg
3sg
1pl
2pl
3pl
I; you; he/she/it; we; you; they
Example 66-21:
Sapa gosama Klumbuna məpi na adatang? Incian.
Sapa
who
go-sama
1sg
-with
Klumbu-na
Colombo-to
mə-pi=na
inf
-go=
dat
a-datang?
prs
-come
Incian.
3sg
Who is coming with me to go to Colombo? He is.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Feature:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
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