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Example 22-6:
Ol i katim baksait bilong papa bilong mi long naif.
Ol
3pl
i
pm
katim
cut
baksait
back
bilong
poss
papa
father
bilong
poss
mi
1sg
long
ins
naif.
knife
They cut my father’s back with a knife.
Source:
nd
Example 22-121:
Ol sa katim
long
tamiok.
Ol
3pl
sa
hab
katim
cut
long
prep
tamiok.
axe
They cut it with an ax.
Source:
nd
: Morobe F10
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Instrumental expressions
Source:
Own knowledge
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