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Example 25-337
Im jidan putim fut.
Im
3sg
jidan
sit
put-im
put-
tr
fut.
foot/toe
He is sitting and putting a toe [to the ground]. (Context: wooden doll sitting, with tip of toe touching the ground)
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates a use of the body part term for 'foot/toe'.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
'Finger' and 'toe': Differentiation
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