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'Body hair' and 'feather'
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Identity and differentiation
Example 4-40:
A uwiii fu mi de lusulusu kaba.
A
det
.
sg
uwiii
hair
fu
poss
mi
me
de
cop
lusu~lusu
loose~loose
kaba.
already
My hair is already in a loosened (unbraided) state.
Source:
Goury and Migge 2003
: 112
Example 4-187:
Da den koti ala en ede uwii fiya anga sesei puu ne en ede.
Da
then
den
they
koti
cut
ala
all
en
her
ede
head
uwii
hair
fiya
ideo
anga
with
sesei
scissors
puu
pull
ne
loc
en
her
ede.
head
Then they completely cut off all of her hair with scissors.
Source:
nd
Example 4-188:
Tukan abi moy uwii.
Tukan
toucan.bird
abi
have
moy
nice
uwii.
hair
Toucans have nice feathers.
Example 4-201:
foo uwii
foo
bird
uwii
hair/feather
feather
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nengee
by
Bettina Migge
cite
Language:
Nengee
Feature:
'Body hair' and 'feather'
Source:
Shanks et al. 1994
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