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Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’
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Body-part is subject
Example 23-110:
bel blong mi i ron
bel
stomach
blong
poss
mi
1sg
i
agr
ron
run
I have diarrhoea.
Example 23-111:
sapos i ova long taem blong kakae, hed i mas soa
sapos
if
i
agr
ova
over
long
loc
taem
time
blong
poss
kakae,
eat
hed
head
i
agr
mas
must
soa
sore
If it's past lunch time, he'll get a headache.
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Language:
Bislama
Feature:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
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