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Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
'Hand' and 'arm'
References
Lee et al. 2004
Examples
Putim theya la bingga, jurruny.
Put-im
put-
tr
theya
there
la
loc
bingga,
finger/hand
jurruny.
hand
[They got hot sand and they] put it on my hand [to cure an insect bite].
Thei ken geta broken nek o
am
o leg.
Thei
3pl
ken
can
geta
get
broken
broken
nek
neck
o
or
am
arm
o
or
leg.
leg
They can get a broken neck or arm or leg.
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