Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/'Hear' and 'smell'

Hyar ‘hear’ can be used to refer to stimuli detected by any of the senses, whereas the use of sme̱l ‘smell’ is normally restricted to olfactory stimuli.

Values

Overlap

Example 17-198:
À hyar/sme̱l dì se̱nt.
À
1sg.sbj
hyar/sme̱l
hear/smell
dì
art.def
se̱nt.
perfume
I smell the perfume.
Example 17-199:
À hyar dì myuzik.
À
1sg.sbj
hyar
hear
dì
art.def
myuzik.
music
I hear the music.
Confidence:
Very certain