Datapoint Sri Lankan Malay/Passive constructions

The passive construction (with accusative-marked patient) in Sri Lankan Malay may be restricted to adversative contexts in the Colombo area dialect. It is completely productive in the Kirinda dialect, however.

Values

Other atypical passive construction

Example 66-103:
Baru ruma pəðə yang sini ka arikatkInna (kitampe oorangpəðəring) kapan kəmauan.
Baru
new
ruma-pəðə-yang
house-pl-acc.def
sini-ka
here-in
a-rikat-kInna
prs-build-pass
(kitang-pe
(1pl-poss
oorang-pəðə-ring)
person-pl-abl)
kapan
when
kəmauan.
necessity
The new houses will be built here (by our people) when it is necessary.
Confidence:
Certain