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Predicative possession
The construction is a dative existential construction, as in "To me there is a red flower."
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Locational
Example 66-90:
Goðang mera attu kumbang aða.
Go-ðang
1sg
-
dat
mera
red
attu
indf
kumbang
flower
aða.
aux
I have a red flower.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Feature:
Predicative possession
Source:
Own knowledge
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