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Language:
San Andres Creole English
Parameter:
Antidual of paired body-part terms
Examples
An ihn tek di han an baks aaf ihn hed rait aaf.
An
and
ihn
3sg
tek
take
di
art
.
def
han
hand
an
and
baks
box
aaf
off
ihn
3sg
.
poss
hed
head
rait
right
aaf.
off
And he took his hand and boxed her head right off.
Mama, mama, mi han taiad!
Mama,
mother
mama,
mother
mi
1sg
.
poss
han
hand
taiad!
tired
Mother, mother, my hands are tired!
wan leg; wan fut; wan han; wan iaz; wan ai; wan nuoshuol
wan
art
.
indf
leg;
leg
wan
art
.
indf
fut;
foot
wan
art
.
indf
han;
hand
wan
art
.
indf
iaz;
ear
wan
art
.
indf
ai;
eye
wan
art
.
indf
nuoshuol
nostril
a leg; a foot; a hand; an ear; an eye; a nostril
Mi gat wan gud han.
Mi
1sg
gat
get
wan
one
gud
good
han.
hand.
I have only one good hand left (because the other one is broken).
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