Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online

Value Body-part is subject

Language:

Angolar

Parameter:

Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’

Examples

1. N’tê thêka rue m.

   N’tê

   head

   thêka

   prog

   rue

   hurt

   m.

   me

   I have a headache.
2. N’tê m tha ruê.

   N’tê

   head

   m

   my

   tha

   prog

   ruê.

   ache

   I have a headache.