Datapoint Tok Pisin/'Hear' and 'smell'

In earlier times, the verb harim was reported to cover both 'hear' and 'smell', and is still in marginal use, although stigmatized by today's younger speakers as an unsophisticated or "bush" feature.

Values

Differentiation

Example 22-194:
Em smelim olsem meri ia i smel nais.
Em
3sg
smelim
smell
olsem
thus
meri
girl
ia
foc
i
pm
smel
smell
nais.
nice
He noticed that the girl smelled nice.

Source: nd: ESP M17

Example 22-195:
Ol i harim alam i stat long karai.
Ol
3pl
i
pm
harim
hear
alam
alarm
i
pm
stat
start
long
prep
karai.
cry
They heard the alarm start to ring.

Source: nd: Manus M13

Confidence:
Certain