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Example 29-229
mannetjie(s)leeu vs. wyfieleeu
man-netjie-(s)-leeu
man-
dim
-(s)-lion
vs.
vs.
wyf-ie-leeu
wife-
dim
-lion
male lion vs. lioness
Comment:
Witness the optional
s:
mannetjie(s)
+Noun must be a compound.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Female and male animals: Preposed sex-denoting word
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