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'Green' and 'blue'
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Example 26-129:
am so mæd abaʊd dɛ dæm pɹapɛɾi a ɾɔnɔ wat tu du aɹɛdi; pə˞pɔl æn blu
a-m
1sg
-am
so
so
mæd
mad
abaʊd
about
dɛ
art
dæm
damn
pɹapɛɾi
property
a
1sg
ɾɔnɔ
neg
.know
wat
what
tu
to
du
do
aɹɛdi;
already
pə˞pɔl
purple
æn
and
blu
blue
I'm so mad about that damn property I really don't know what to do. Purple and blue.
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 64
Example 26-130:
blu
blu
blue
blue
Example 26-131:
grin
grin
green
green
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Feature:
'Green' and 'blue'
Source:
Own knowledge
Velupillai 2003
: 64
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