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Value No antidual
Language:
Belizean Creole
Parameter:
Antidual of paired body-part terms
References
Escure 1980-1989
Examples
Di leydi me de waʧ a wid wan sayd a i ayz.
Di
the
leydi
lady
me
ant
de
prog
waʧ
watch
a
him
wid
with
wan
one
sayd
side
a
of
i
her
ayz.
eyes
The lady was watching him sideways.
See
Escure 1980-1989
(ʃaak) i bayt wan howl piys ina i fut.
(ʃaak)
(shark)
i
3sg
bayt
bite
wan
a
howl
whole
piys
piece
ina
in
i
his
fut.
leg
(The shark), it bit a piece of his leg (calf in this case).
See
Escure 1985
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