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Example 30-75
N kré karnéru ki ta pari
dós-dós
.
N=kré
1sg
=want
karnéru
sheep
ki=ta=pari
comp
=
ipfv
=give.birth
dós~dós.
two-two
I want a sheep that (always) gives birth to twin lambs (i.e. gives birth to two lambs each pregnancy).
German:
Ich möchte ein Schaf, das paarweise wirft (d.h. je zwei Lämmer).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Abrial 1996
: s.v. pari
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
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