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Example 41-179
pavaam soltaa
pɛɛna
viida paastru mudaa kloor
pavaam
peacock
soltaa
undo
pɛɛna
feather
viida
because
paastru
bird
mudaa
change
kloor
colour
Because the peacock spread its feathers, the bird changed colour.
Comment:
Pɛɛna
is also attested as a modern lexical item in field notes.
Type:
written (poetic)
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 5675-5676
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
'Body hair' and 'feather': Differentiation
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