Language: Sri Lanka Malay
Contributors: Sebastian Nordhoff
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: LOOK AT [look-at]
Schema: 1-dat 2-acc V
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | looker | NP-dat | X |
| 2 | looked at entity | NP-acc | X |
| (94) |
Hathu haari puthrinang Andarepe biiniyang màdiyathnang hathu sukahan sudhaathang. hathu one haari day puthri=nang queen=dat Andare=pe Andare=poss biini=yang wife=acc mà-diyath=nang inf-see=dat hathu indef sukahan desire su-dhaathang past-come One day, the queen got the desire to see Andare's wife. |
| (95) |
Oorangyang asàdiyathapa godang bolejaaith kaasi . oorang=yang man=acc asà-diyath=apa cp-look.at=after go=dang 1s=dat bole-jaaith can-sew kaasi give After having looked at a man, I can tailor (something) for him. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
