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Example 75-167
Niwiishakeeyistaen ma tet.
Ni-wiishakeeyist-aenn
1sg
-hurt.
inan
-
3inan
.
obj
ma
poss
.
1sg
.
f
tet.
head
I have a headache. OR: I feel pain from my head.
Comment:
The first person is the subject, and the third person ('head') is the object. The object can also precede the verb.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Laverdure and Allard 1983
: 128
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’: Experiencer is subject
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