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Example 1-260
Alla krabbu habi wan biggi
hann
nanga wan pikinwan; kaba dem habi futu tu, wan siksi effi aiti.
Ala
all
krabu
crab
habi
have
wan
one
bigi
big
anu
hand/arm
nanga
and
wan
one
pikinwan;
little.one
kaba
and/but
den
3pl
habi
have
futu
foot/leg
tu,
too
wan
indf
.
sg
siksi
six
efi
or
aiti.
eight
All crabs have one big hand/arm and one little one, but they also have feet/legs, six or eight.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 90
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
'Hand' and 'arm': Identity
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