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'Hear' and 'smell'
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Example 41-181:
maaket dɛɛntru macaa andaa see amiis poy ceraa
maaket
market
dɛɛntru
inside
macaa
walk
andaa
go
see
cond
amiis
fishy.smell
pooy
habil
ceraa
smell
As you walk through the market, you can smell a fishy smell.
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 3993
Example 41-180:
osiir kikombersaa mee mestaoviiski
osiir
3sg
.
hon
ki-kombersaa
nmlz
-talk
mee
foc
mesta-ovii=ski
oblig
-hear=
report
Apparently he only wants to hear [us] talking.
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 2369
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Feature:
'Hear' and 'smell'
Source:
Smith 1974-5
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