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Example 70-67
Ham-log nai mango jao polis stesin.
Ham-log
1-
pl
nai
neg
mango
want
jao
go
polis
police
stesin.
station
We don't want to go to the police station.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Siegel-field recording
Language:
Pidgin Hindustani
by
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Motion-to and motion-from: Differentiation
Syllable onsets: Onsets at most moderately complex
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