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Language:
Early Sranan
Parameter:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’
References
van den Berg 2007
: 63ff
Examples
Mi heddi de jam mi. [od.] Mi heddi de hati mi.
Mi
1sg
hede
head
de
asp
nyan
eat
mi.
1sg
[oder]
[or]
Mi
1sg
hede
head
de
asp
hati
hurt
mi.
1sg
My head is hurting.
German:
Ich habe Kopfweh. [op.cit.]
See
Schumann 1783
: 62
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