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'Tears'
The concept may also be expressed by circumlocution.
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Phrase/circumlocution Frequency: 50.0%
Example 19-208:
Wàtá de na ìn yay.
Wàtá
water
de
cop
na
loc
ìn
3sg
.
poss
yay.
eye
He has tears in his eyes.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Bimorphemic Frequency: 50.0%
Example 19-207:
yay wàtá
yay
eye
wàtá
water
tear(s)
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Pichi
by
Kofi Yakpo
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Language:
Pichi
Feature:
'Tears'
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