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Example 23-176
mi
smelem
mit i sting
mi
1sg
smelem
smell
mit
meat
i
agr
sting
stink
I can smell the meat has gone off.
Comment:
This is based on sentences constructed (with native speakers) to test complementizers.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
'Hear' and 'smell': Differentiation
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