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Example 30-232
Inton, kes ómi mizura na txon, beja
dédu-l pé
di Nha Bédja, [...].
Inton,
then
kes=ómi
dem
.
pl
=man
mizura
bow
na=txon,
to=ground
beja
kiss
dédu=l
finger=of
pé
foot
di=Nha
of=Nha
Bédja,
Bédja
[...].
[...]
Thereupon, the men bowed down to their feet and kissed Nha Bédja's toes, [...].
German:
Daraufhin verbeugten sich die Männer bis auf den Boden und küssten Nha Bédja die Zehen, [...].
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
da Silva 1987
: 256
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
'Finger' and 'toe': Overlap
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