Datapoint Sri Lankan Malay/Instrumental expressions

This is etymologically an adposition and it is still transparently an adposition in some varieties. -ring is a reduced from of -daring which is the Malay preposition dari with a velar nasal coda.

Values

Case marker

Example 66-81:
Dia dagingyang pisoatturing epotong.
Dia
3sg
daging-yang
meat-acc
piso-attu-ring
knife-indf-ins
e-potong.
pst-cut
She cut the meat with a knife.
Confidence:
Very certain