Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/Aspect markers and inchoative meaning

Sudah as the perfective marker in Bazaar Malay suggests three different aspectual meanings: (i) completive (ii) inceptive with the Verb Phrase (VP) predicate and (iii) inchoative with the Adjective Phrase (AP) predicate, and with the VP predicate only when the VP signifies the habit.

Values

Inchoative expressed by completive marker

Example 67-21:
Sekarang malam pasar sudah manyak kurang.
Sekarang
now
malam
night
pasar
market
sudah
pfv
manyak
very
kurang.
less
Now, the night markets have already become less.

Source: Aye 2005: 123

Example 67-116:
Anak saya sudah jalan.
Anak
child
saya
1sg
sudah
pfv
jalan.
walk
My son already walks.

Source: Aye 2005: 178

Confidence:
Very certain