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Example 9-199
Wan taym a kuda me wɛt dis tiŋ wid kak, bot tode a kud onli wɛt a wid ay wata.
Wan
one
taym
time
a
1sg
kuda
can
me
ant
wɛt
wet
dis
this
tiŋ
thing
wid
with
kak,
cock
bot
but
tode
today
a
1sg
kud
can
onli
only
wɛt
wet
a
it
wid
with
ay
eye
wata.
water
Once I would have used my penis, but I have to resort to tears.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1980-1989
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
'Tears': Bimorphemic
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