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Example 30-231
Ómi ten dés
dédu
na
mo
ku dés [
dédu
] na pé.
Omi
man
ten
have
dés
ten
dédu
finger
na=mo
in=hand
ku=dés
with=ten
na=pé.
in=foot
Humans have ten fingers and ten toes.
German:
Der Mensch hat zehn Finger an den Händen und zehn Zehen an den Füßen.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Brüser et al. 2002
: s.v. dédu
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
'Finger' and 'toe': Overlap
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