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'Body hair' and 'feather'
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Example 66-130:
Go ayangpe buuluattuyang eçabut ambε.
Go
1sg
ayang-pe
chicken-
poss
buulu-attu-yang
feather-
indf
-
acc
.
def
e-Cabut
pst
-pluck
ambε.
take
I plucked a chicken’s feather.
Example 66-129:
Itu oorangna tangang ka punnung
rambut
aða.
Itu
that
oorang-na
person-
dat
tangang
hand/arm
ka
in
punnung
much
rambut
hair
aða.
exist
That man has a lot of hair on his arms.
Example 66-141:
rambut
rambut
hair
(head/body) hair
Example 66-142:
buluu
buluu
hair/feather
(head/body) hair, feather
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Feature:
'Body hair' and 'feather'
Source:
M.T.M. Rihan, p.c.
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