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Value No antidual
Language:
Sango
Parameter:
Antidual of paired body-part terms
References
Samarin 1967
Examples
gere ti mbi oko aso
gere
foot/leg
ti
of
mbi
1sg
oko
one
a-so
pm
-hurt
One of my feet/legs hurts.
lo kpo le ti lo oko
lo
3sg
kpo
pierce
le
eye
ti
of
lo
3sg
oko
one
He pierced him in one eye. OR: He pierced one of his eyes.
lo mu zembe na maboko ti lo.
lo
3sg
mu
take
zembe
knife
na
prep
maboko
hand
ti
of
lo.
3sg
He took a knife in his hand.
French:
Il prit le couteau dans sa main.
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