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Example 35-244
Anzu se, n fleg'e dôsu mon za.
Anzu
baby
se,
dem
n
1sg
fleg'=e
massage=
3sg
dôsu
two
mon
arm
za.
already
This baby, I have already massaged both his arms.
Comment:
In some cases,
mon
may refer to the whole arm.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own data
Language:
Santome
by
Tjerk Hagemeijer
cite
Datapoints:
'Hand' and 'arm': Identity
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