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Example 32-186
N kebrá
bros
skerd y
mon
dreita.
N
1sg
kebrá
break
bros
arm
skerd
left
y
and
mon
hand
dreita.
right
I have broken my left arm and right hand.
Portuguese:
Parti o braço esquerdo e a mão direita.
Comment:
Note however that
bros
is understood as upperarm and forearm.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
cite
Datapoints:
'Hand' and 'arm': Overlap
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