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'Body hair' and 'feather'
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Example 53-398:
Sa, men sa gen cheve drwat men li li gen so cheve-ye frize.
Sa,
dem
men
but
sa
dem
gen
have
cheve
hair
drwat
straight
men
but
li
3sg
li
3sg
gen
have
so
3sg
.
poss
cheve-ye
hair-
pl
frize.
kinky
That one has straight hair, but HE has kinky hair.
Source:
Klingler 2003
: 217
Example 53-399:
Zozo-la, li gen en ta plim an so latèt.
Zozo-la,
bird-
art
.
def
.
sg
li
3sg
gen
have
en
art
.
indf
ta
pile
plim
feather
an
on
so
3sg
.
poss
latèt.
head
The bird, it's got a bunch of feathers on its head.
Source:
Valdman et al. 1998
: 373
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole
Feature:
'Body hair' and 'feather'
Source:
Valdman et al. 1998
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