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Example 75-172
Aen kuto kiiapahchitaaw chikishkishak la vyaand.
Aen
indf
.
art
.
m
.
sg
kuto
knife
kii-apahchit-aaw
pst
-use.
inan
-3.
obj
chi-kishkish-ak
fut
.
comp
-cut-
1sg
la
def
.
art
.
f
.
sg
vyaand.
meat
I used a knife to cut the meat. OR: I cut the meat with a knife.
Comment:
The speaker was asked to translate 'I cut the meat with a knife' into Michif.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Fleury 2007
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Instrumental expressions: Non-serial verb
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