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Example 23-114
i had blong yu spoelem
wetem
finga blong yu
i
agr
had
hard
blong
purp
yu
2sg
spoelem
spoil
wetem
with
finga
finger
blong
poss
yu
2sg
It's hard to ruin it with your fingers [alone].
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Instrumental expressions: Adposition
Comitatives and instrumentals: Overlap
'Finger' and 'toe': Differentiation
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