Value Identity and differentiation

Language:
Nengee
Parameter:
'Body hair' and 'feather'
References
Shanks et al. 1994

Examples

  1. Da den koti ala en ede uwii fiya anga sesei puu ne en ede.
    Da
    then
    den
    they
    koti
    cut
    ala
    all
    en
    her
    ede
    head
    uwii
    hair
    fiya
    ideo
    anga
    with
    sesei
    scissors
    puu
    pull
    ne
    loc
    en
    her
    ede.
    head
    Then they completely cut off all of her hair with scissors.

    See nd

  2. Tukan abi moy uwii.
    Tukan
    toucan.bird
    abi
    have
    moy
    nice
    uwii.
    hair
    Toucans have nice feathers.
  3. foo uwii
    foo
    bird
    uwii
    hair/feather
    feather
  4. A uwiii fu mi de lusulusu kaba.
    A
    det.sg
    uwiii
    hair
    fu
    poss
    mi
    me
    de
    cop
    lusu~lusu
    loose~loose
    kaba.
    already
    My hair is already in a loosened (unbraided) state.

    See Goury and Migge 2003: 112