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Value A savvy word exists
Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Savvy
References
Nicholls 2006
: 3
;
Sandefur 1979
: 177
Examples
Olabat nomo sabi slip.
Olabat
3pl
nomo
neg
sabi
know
slip.
sleep
They don't [know how to] sleep. (Referring to young people who are making noise in the night)
Blekbala jabi.
Blekbala
Aboriginal.person
jabi.
know
Aboriginal people understand.
See
Sandefur 1979
: 177
Wi noim bla thet kantri.
Wi
1pl
.
excl
no-im
know-
tr
bla
dat
/
poss
thet
dem
kantri.
country
We know about that country.
Im
sabi
thet taka.
Im
3sg
sabi
know
thet
dem
taka.
tucker
She knows that (plant) food.
Yu jabi wel na langguij.
Yu
2sg
jabi
know
wel
well
na
now
langguij.
language
You know the language well now.
Det
R. en J.
, yu sabe dubala?
Det
dem
R.
R.
en
and
J.,
J.
yu
2sg
sabe
know
dubala?
3du
R. and J., do you know the two?
See
Nicholls 2006
: 3
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