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Example 29-127
Hy het hoofpyn.
Hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
het
has
hoof-pyn.
head-ache
He's got a headache.
Comment:
Hy het 'n hoofpyn
[3SG.M.NOM has a headache] 'He has a headache' is also frequently used under the influence of English.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’: Experiencer is subject
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