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Example 25-266
Maitbi im hedeik, [...] im holdim mijelb la hed na.
Maitbi
maybe
im
3sg
hedeik,
headache
[...]
[...]
im
3sg
hold-im
hold-
tr
mijelb
refl
la
loc
hed
head
na.
now
Maybe he has got a headache, he is holding his head now.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates an expression for 'headache' and the reflexive construction.
Type:
translation in elicitation of other language
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’: Experiencer is subject
Reflexive constructions: Dedicated reflexive pronoun
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