Datapoint Sri Lankan Malay/Order of possessor and possessum

Values

Possessor-possessum

Example 66-4:
Go pe bapa paipaagi abau.
Go-pe
1sg-poss
bapa
father
pai~paagi
red.morning
a-bau.
prs-get.up
My father gets up very early.
Example 66-5:
Go pe tummanpəðə go samma Kirinde-na e-datang (aða).
Go-pe
1sg-poss
tumman-pəðə
friend-pl
go-samma
1sg-com
Kirinde-na
Kirinda-dat
e-datang
asp-come
(aða).
(aux)
My friends have come to Kirinda with me.
Example 66-24:
Risan pe kaka manaka aduduk?
Risan
Risan
pe
poss
kaka
brother
mana-ka
where-in
a-duduk?
prs-stay
Where is Risan's brother?
Example 66-130:
Go ayangpe buuluattuyang eçabut ambε.
Go
1sg
ayang-pe
chicken-poss
buulu-attu-yang
feather-indf-acc.def
e-Cabut
pst-pluck
ambε.
take
I plucked a chicken’s feather.
Confidence:
Very certain