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Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
'Body hair' and 'feather'
Examples
Gras bilong pisin ia kam daun long wara.
Gras
feather
bilong
poss
pisin
bird
ia
foc
kam
come
daun
down
long
prep
wara.
river
The bird’s feather fell into the river.
See
nd
: Madang F14
Gras bilong mi bin braun.
Gras
hair
bilong
poss
mi
1sg
bin
pst
braun.
brown
My hair was brown.
See
nd
: Simbu F14
gras
gras
grass
grass, hair, fur, feather
See
Dutton and Thomas 1985
: 364
gras bilong bodi
gras
hair/feather
bilong
belong
bodi
body
body hair
See
Amu et al. 1996
: 57
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