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Datapoint Kriol/Antidual of paired body-part terms

Paired body part terms do not have an anti-dual marker in Kriol.

Example 25-5:: Dij kamel im likimbat bo dat kanggaru irrahol.
Dij
prox
kamel
camel
im
3sg
lik-im-bat
lick-tr-prog
bo
dat
dat
dem
kanggaru
kangaroo
irrahol.
ear
This camel is licking the kangaroo's ear.
Example 25-13:: Det sneik bla ai dei kolam rili dipwan.
Det
dem
sneik
snake
bla
dat/poss
ai
eye
dei
3pl
kol-am
call-tr
rili
really
dip-wan.
deep-adj
The (mythical) snake's eye is what they call the really deep one (waterhole).

Source: Hudson 1985: 71
Example 25-159:: Hi nomo faindim broken leg, nathing, bon bin kam [...] beta, hilap.
Hi
3sg
nomo
neg
faind-im
find-tr
broken
broken
leg,
leg
nathing,
nothing
bon
bone
bin
pst
kam
come
[...]
[...]
beta,
better
hil-ap.
heal-up
He didn’t find a broken leg any more, the bone had gotten better, it had healed. (Doctor in later consultation of a patient with a broken leg.)
Example 25-160:: Putim theya la bingga, jurruny.
Put-im
put-tr
theya
there
la
loc
bingga,
finger/hand
jurruny.
hand
[They got hot sand and they] put it on my hand [to cure an insect bite].