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'Finger' and 'toe'
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Differentiation
Example 23-114:
i had blong yu spoelem
wetem
finga blong yu
i
agr
had
hard
blong
purp
yu
2sg
spoelem
spoil
wetem
with
finga
finger
blong
poss
yu
2sg
It's hard to ruin it with your fingers [alone].
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Example 23-172:
hem i aksidong long trak, afta oli mas katemaot to blong hem
hem
3sg
i
agr
aksidong
accident
long
loc
trak,
truck
afta
then
oli
agr
mas
must
katemaot
cut.out
to
toe
blong
poss
hem
3sg
He had an accident in the car and they had to amputate his toe.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Language:
Bislama
Feature:
'Finger' and 'toe'
Source:
Own knowledge
Crowley 1995
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