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Example 44-121
Ta dolé mi kabésa.
Ta
ipfv
dolé
hurt
mi
1sg
.
poss
kabésa.
head
I have a headache.
Spanish:
Tengo dolor de cabeza. OR: Me duele la cabeza.
Comment:
It is also possible to say
Dwéle mi kabésa.
[hurt 1SG.POSS head] 'I have a headache'.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own data
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
by
Eeva Sippola
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’: Body-part is subject
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