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'Green' and 'blue'
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Example 11-337:
di griin torkl
di
art
.
def
griin
green
torkl
turtle
the green turtles
Source:
nd
Example 11-338:
Ih baas man woz a wait man wid bluu ai.
Ih
3sg
.
poss
baas
boss
man
man
woz
cop
.
pst
a
art
.
indf
wait
white
man
man
wid
with
bluu
blue
ai.
eye
His boss was a white man with blue eyes.
Example 11-339:
bluu kien
bluu
blue
kien
cane
variety of sugar-cane with blue-striped stem
Source:
Holm 1978
: Appendix p. 6
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Feature:
'Green' and 'blue'
Source:
Own knowledge
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