Datapoint Sango/Experiencer constructions with ‘headache’

The verb /so/ 'to pain' is used both transitively and intransitively in different kinds of constructions. See Taber 1965.

Values

Body-part is subject

Example 59-201:
li ti mbi aso (mbi) mingi
li
head
ti
of
mbi
1sg
a-so
pm-hurt
(mbi)
(1sg)
mingi
much
My head hurts (me) a lot.
Example 59-202:
mbi so mbi du mlenge ni aso mbi so mbi te ye ti melenge ti mbi ape
mbi
1sg
so
rel
mbi
1sg
du
bear
melenge
child
ni
det
a-so
sm-hurt
mbi
1sg
so
rel
mbi
1sg
te
eat
ye
thing
ti
of
melenge
child
ti
of
mbi
1sg
ape
neg
I who gave birth to this child in pain, I haven't enjoyed her hospitality.
Confidence:
Very certain