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Example 72-164
Leyton
jikirrijmarraj
deya kartpi i garram.
Leyton
Leyton
jikirrij-marraj
willy.wagtail-
comp
deya
there
kartpi
hair
i
3sg
.
sbj
garram.
have
Leyton's got his hair sticking up like a willy wagtail!
Comment:
This example can only mean 'hair', though it is drawing comparison to bird feathers.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meakins 2011
: 392
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
'Body hair' and 'feather': Differentiation
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