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Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
'Hand' and 'arm'
References
Smith 1974-5
Examples
parim isti cuuvasu diiyaspa isti pee maam tudu paduva
parim
1sg
.
dat
isti
this
cuuva-su
rain-
gen
diiya-s-pa
day-
pl
-
dat
isti
this
pee
foot
maam
hand
tudu
all
pa-duva
inf
-hurt
During the rainy season my legs and arms ache. OR: Speaker's translation: For me, in this rainy season, my legs and arms are all paining.
See
Smith 1974-5
: 1912
maam braasu
maam-braasu
hand/arm ?arm
arm above the hand
See
Smith 1974-5
: 1823
suuran peesi deer jakoma see, maam pee lokosaa
suuran
suuran
peesi
fish
deer
daily
jaa-koma
pst
-eat
see,
cond
maam
arm
pee
leg
lo-kosaa
fut
-itch
If you eat 'suuran' fish every day, your arms and legs will itch.
See
Smith 1974-5
: 3152
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