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Example 71-117
Eha opu.
Eha
hurt
opu.
belly
I have a bellyache.
Comment:
Note that here the word order is verb-subject. This word order was most common with neuter verbs like
eha
.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own data 1892
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’: Body-part is subject
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