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Example 60-166
elambá ya mái ya pondú
elambá
cloth
ya
of
mái
water
ya
of
pondú
cassava.leaves
a green cloth
Comment:
The notion 'green' is expressed by 'water of cassava leaves' (
mái ya pondú
).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Lingala
by
Michael Meeuwis
cite
Datapoints:
'Green' and 'blue': Not applicable
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