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Language:
Haitian Creole
Parameter:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’
References
Fattier 1998
: vol. 1, p. 150
Examples
Tèt mwen ap fè m mal.
Tèt
head
mwen
3sg
.
poss
ap
inacc
fè
make
m
3sg
mal.
bad
I have a headache.
French:
J'ai mal à la tête.
See
Fattier 1998
: 150
Tèt ou fè w mal, se Saridon pou bwè!
Tèt
head
ou
2sg
fè
make
w
2sg
mal,
bad
se
SE
Saridon
Saridon
pou
for
bwè!
drink
You have a headache; it's Saridon that you should take!
French:
Tu as mal à la tête, c'est du Saridon que tu dois prendre!
See
Fattier 1998
: 150
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