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Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Parameter:
Antidual of paired body-part terms
References
Faraclas 1996
: 171
Examples
Ìm tek nayf chuk mì fò̱r ay.
Ìm
3sg
.
sbj
tek
take.
ins
nayf
knife
chuk
pierce
mì
1sg
.
obj
fò̱r
prep
ay.
eye
S/he stabbed me in the eye(s) with a knife.
See
Faraclas 1996
: 75-80, 141-150
Ìm tek nayf chuk mì fò̱r wo̱n ay.
Ìm
3sg
.
sbj
tek
take.
ins
nayf
knife
chuk
pierce
mì
1sg
.
obj
fò̱r
prep
wo̱n
one
ay.
eye
S/he stabbed me in one/an eye with a knife.
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