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Language:
Chinese Pidgin Russian
Parameter:
'Hand' and 'arm'
Examples
На рука беленьки кусока перевязывай еса.
Na ruka belin'ki kusoka periviazywaj esa.
Na
on
ruka
hand
belin'ki
white
kusoka
piece
periviazywaj
tie
esa.
hab
They tie pieces of white cloth to their hands.
See
Neumann 1966
: 376
Во цзо первой руки
Wo tso perwəj ruki
Wo
1sg
tso
work
perwəj
first
ruki
hand
'I work as a first hand (the best worker)'
See
Vrubel 1931
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