Datapoint Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago/Female and male animals
Expressions like katxor mátxu 'male dog' and katxor fémia 'bitch' exist. Mátxu 'male' and fémia 'female’ are used as nouns or adjectives.
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Postposed sex-denoting word
- Example 30-241:
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N kre ránja un katxor, más N kre mátxu, purki fémia ta traze más katxor pa li.N=kre1sg=wantránjagetun=katxor,a=dogmásbutN=kre1sg=wantmátxu,malepurkibecausefémiafemaleta=trazeipfv=attractmásmorekatxordogpa=li.to=hereI want to get myself a dog, but I want a male (dog), because a female (dog) would attract other dogs.
Source: Brüser et al. 2002: s.v. mátxu
- Example 30-242:
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Pátu mátxu bu ta konxe fáxi, purki es ê más grándi di ki fémia.Pátuduckmátxumalebu=ta=konxe2sg=ipfv=recognizefáxi,easilypurkibecausees3plêbemásmoregrándibigdi=ki=fémia.of=than=femaleMale ducks are recognized easily, because they are bigger than females.German: Entenmännchen erkennt man leicht, denn sie sind größer als die Weibchen.
Source: Brüser et al. 2002: s.v. mátxu
- Confidence:
- Very certain