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Example 9-54
(ʃaak) i bayt wan howl piys ina i fut.
(ʃaak)
(shark)
i
3sg
bayt
bite
wan
a
howl
whole
piys
piece
ina
in
i
his
fut.
leg
(The shark), it bit a piece of his leg (calf in this case).
Comment:
Note that
fut
means 'leg' (and
hand
means 'arm').
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1985
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Antidual of paired body-part terms: No antidual
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