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Example 30-228
Minina, seka bu
águ d'odju
, bu namorádu ta torna ben.
Minina,
girl
seka
dry
bu=águ
2sg
.
poss
=water
d=odju,
of=eye
bu=namorádu
2sg
.
poss
=boyfriend
ta=torna
ipfv
=again
ben.
come
Girl, dry your tears, your lover will come back.
German:
Mädchen, trockne deine Tränen, dein Geliebter wird zurückkommen.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Lang et al. 2012
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
'Tears': Phrase/circumlocution
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