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'Hand' and 'arm'
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Example 1-258:
hann
anu
hand
hand, arm
German:
die Hand; der ganze Arm; ein Ast, Zweig, Rebe; die Forderfüsse eines Thiers; Henkel, Handhabe [op.cit.]
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 58
Example 1-259:
Gi mi joe han.
Gi
give
mi
1sg
yu
2sg
anu.
arm/hand
Give me your arm/hand.
Dutch:
Geef my u Arm. [op.cit.]
Source:
van Dyk ca. 1765
: 41
Example 1-260:
Alla krabbu habi wan biggi
hann
nanga wan pikinwan; kaba dem habi futu tu, wan siksi effi aiti.
Ala
all
krabu
crab
habi
have
wan
one
bigi
big
anu
hand/arm
nanga
and
wan
one
pikinwan;
little.one
kaba
and/but
den
3pl
habi
have
futu
foot/leg
tu,
too
wan
indf
.
sg
siksi
six
efi
or
aiti.
eight
All crabs have one big hand/arm and one little one, but they also have feet/legs, six or eight.
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 90
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Language:
Early Sranan
Feature:
'Hand' and 'arm'
Source:
Own knowledge
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