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Example 1-264
heddiwirriwirri, aguwirriwirri, vool-wirriwirri
hede-wiwiri;
head-hair
agu-wiwiri;
pig-hair/fur
fowru-wiwiri
bird-feather
hair; hair/fur (of pig); feathers (of bird)
German:
Haupthaar; Schweinsborsten; Federn [op.cit.]
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 203f
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
'Body hair' and 'feather': Identity and differentiation
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