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Example 71-52
Henry makana iaia akahi dala paa ma
kela lima
ka Pake.
Henry
Henry
makana
give
iaia
3sg
akahi
one
dala
dollar
paa
held
ma
loc
kela
det
lima
hand
ka
def
Pake.
Chinese
Henry gave him a dollar held in the hand of a Chinese.
Comment:
The singular of
lima
'hand, arm' is in view here, as the reference to a single gold dollar indicates.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own data 1897
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Antidual of paired body-part terms: No antidual
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