Datapoint Sri Lankan Malay/Predicative adjectives

The predicative adjective occurs with an auxiliary with copular function in change of state contexts (i.e. where the adjective ordinarily meaning 'red' is to be interpreted as ‘become red’). Otherwise, the same auxiliary with copular function is used for non-present tense contexts, for example to mark past tense.

Values

No copula

Example 66-10:
Itu ijo pong buttul bissar.
Itu
dem
ijo
green
pong
tree
buttul
DEGREE
bissar.
big
That green tree is very big.
Example 66-48:
Lompe ruma bissar. Kitampe kiçil.
Lorang-pe
2sg-pol
ruma
house
bissar.
big
Kitang-pe
1pl-poss
kiçil.
small
Your house is big. Ours is small.
Confidence:
Certain