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Datapoint Haitian Creole/'Body hair' and 'feather'

Pubis and underarm hair are sometimes called plim (Atlas linguistique d’Haïti (Fattier 1998, volume 3, maps 318, 274)).

Example 49-341:: Li gen bèl cheve.
Li
3sg
gen
have
bèl
beautiful
cheve.
hair
She has beautiful hair.
French: Il/Elle a de beaux cheveux.

Source: Valdman et al. 1996: 165
Example 49-342:: Sa yo se plim poul.
Sa
dem
yo
def.pl
se
SE
plim
feather
poul.
hen
These are hens' feathers.
French: Ça ce sont des plumes de poule.

Source: Valdman et al. 1996: 125
Example 49-343:: plim - plim zesèl - pwal - pwal kò - pwal bwa - cheve
plim
hair
-
-
plim
armpit
zesèl
hair
-
-
pwal
hair
-
-
pwal
body
kò
hair
-
-
pwal
arm
bwa
hair
-
-
cheve
hair
armpit hair
French: poil d'aisselle

Source: Fattier 1998: vol. 3, 214
Example 49-344:: Tout plim sou do m kanpe.
Tout
all
plim
hair
sou
on
do
back
m
1sg.poss
kanpe.
be.upright
I've got goosebumps.
French: J'ai la chair de poule. OR: Tous mes poils sont dressés.

Source: Desmarattes 1983: 70