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Nigerian Pidgin
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Antidual of paired body-part terms
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No antidual
Example 17-42:
Ìm tek nayf chuk mì fò̱r ay.
Ìm
3sg
.
sbj
tek
take.
ins
nayf
knife
chuk
pierce
mì
1sg
.
obj
fò̱r
prep
ay.
eye
S/he stabbed me in the eye(s) with a knife.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 75-80, 141-150
Example 17-43:
Ìm tek nayf chuk mì fò̱r wo̱n ay.
Ìm
3sg
.
sbj
tek
take.
ins
nayf
knife
chuk
pierce
mì
1sg
.
obj
fò̱r
prep
wo̱n
one
ay.
eye
S/he stabbed me in one/an eye with a knife.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Feature:
Antidual of paired body-part terms
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 171
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