Datapoint Santome/'Hand' and 'arm'

Mon sometimes refers to the whole arm, not just the forearm. However, the common word for the upper arm is blasu:

Blasu balela mu.
upper.arm improve me
'My upper arm got better.'
(naturalistic spoken, own data)

Values

Identity

Example 35-244:
Anzu se, n fleg'e dôsu mon za.
Anzu
baby
se,
dem
n
1sg
fleg'=e
massage=3sg
dôsu
two
mon
arm
za.
already
This baby, I have already massaged both his arms.
Example 35-245:
A da mon ba ke.
A
imprs
da
give
mon
hand
ba
go
ke.
house
They shook hands and went home.
Example 35-246:
Sun kluza mon pê pêtu.
Sun
3sg
kluza
cross
mon
arm
pê
put
pêtu.
chest
He crossed his arms over his chest.
Confidence:
Certain