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Example 61-113
manzi ga mehlo
manzi
water
ga
poss
mehlo
eyes
eye-water OR: tears
Comment:
Manzi ga mehlo
is not a common word.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes Mesthrie
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
'Tears': Phrase/circumlocution
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