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Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’
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Experiencer is subject Frequency: 70.0%
Example 47-136:
[...] i P. a haña mashá pero mashá dolor di kabes ku ela disidí di no sali mas.
[...]
[...]
i
and
P.
p
.
a
pfv
haña
get
mashá
much
pero
but
mashá
much
dolor
pain
di
of
kabes
head
ku
comp
el
2sg
a
pfv
disidí
decide
di
of
no
neg
sali
go.out
mas.
more
[...] and P. got such a bad headache that she decided not to go out anymore.
Source:
Kouwenberg nd
Confidence:
Very certain
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Body-part is subject Frequency: 30.0%
Example 47-134:
Mi ta kere ku mi a forsa mi pia, pasobra ela lanta mashá doló mes awe.
Mi
1sg
ta
tns
kere
believe
ku
comp
mi
1sg
a
pfv
forsa
force
mi
1sg
pia,
leg
pasobra
because
el
3sg
a
pfv
lanta
get.up
mashá
much
doló
painful
mes
emph
awe.
today
I believe I forced my leg, because it was very painful this morning on getting up.
Source:
Kouwenberg nd
Example 47-135:
Mi pia ku mi a molestiá di mas ku hungamento di ping-pong no ta hasi doló mas.
Mi
1sg
pia
leg
ku
comp
mi
1sg
a
pfv
molestiá
bother
di
of
mas
more
ku
with
hunga-mento
play-ing
di
of
ping-pong
ping-pong
no
neg
ta
tns
hasi
do
doló
pain
mas.
more
My leg, which I stressed while playing pingpong, is not hurting anymore.
Source:
Kouwenberg nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Papiamentu
Feature:
Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’
Source:
Own knowledge
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