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'Green' and 'blue'
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Example 9-205:
(Bra Anansi) i tek wan
grin
wan de en op wid di
grin
wan en i daʃ an rayt ina tayga mowt.
(Bra
(Bra
Anansi)
Anansi)
i
3sg
tek
take
wan
a
grin
green
wan
one
de
there
en
and
op
up
wid
with
di
the
grin
green
wan
one
en
and
i
3sg
daʃ
dash
an
it
rayt
right
ina
into
tayga
tiger
mowt.
mouth
(Bra Anansi,) he took a green one (mame fruit), raised it and threw it right into Tiger's mouth.
Source:
Escure 2004
: CD
Example 9-206:
blu
blu
blue
blue
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Language:
Belizean Creole
Feature:
'Green' and 'blue'
Source:
Own knowledge
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