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'Hear' and 'smell'
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Example 8-172:
Mi yer di myuuzik.
Mi
1sg
yer
hear
di
det
myuuzik.
music
I hear the music.
Example 8-173:
Mi smel di gyaabij frahn for.
Mi
1sg
smel
smell
di
det
gyaabij
garbage
frahn
from
for.
far
I smelt the garbage from afar.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
'Hear' and 'smell'
Source:
Own knowledge
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