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Instrumental expressions
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Unmarked noun phrase
Example 76-55:
ak'lūña
mē'kfast kiñma
ak'lūña
rope
mē'kfast
tie
kiñma
dog
Tie the dog with a rope.
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
: 223
Example 76-56:
nuna sinani kamotik elekta awoña
nuna
land
sinani
alongside
kamotik
sled
elekta
go
awoña
I
I travelled by sled along the coast.
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
: 230
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Eskimo Pidgin
by
Hein van der Voort
cite
Language:
Eskimo Pidgin
Feature:
Instrumental expressions
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
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