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'Tears'
Enn larm, lii larm, laerm are words for tears.
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Monomorphemic
Example 75-272:
Sii zhuu suuntee plaen d trosh di laerm.
Sii
3.
poss
.
pl
zhuu
cheek
suuntee
they.were
plaen
full
d
of
trosh
stain
di
of
laerm.
tear
Her cheeks were tear stained. OR: Her cheeks were full of stains of tears.
Source:
Laverdure and Allard 1983
: 328
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Language:
Michif
Feature:
'Tears'
Source:
Own knowledge
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