to sing — to dance 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Syncretism
language Amharic
lexeme zäffänä
meaning 1 to sing
direction —
meaning 2 to dance, move the head in time to rhythm, to clap the hands in time to the music
reference
comment (K 1684). Rather 'to dance and sing'
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Finongan
lexeme inte
meaning 1 song

Inte ninin man ginang yohong membele nandengkumunta sinik.


We can understand the meaning of songs in our language.
direction —
meaning 2 dance
reference Rice 2015: 64-65
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Jarawara
lexeme ayaka
meaning 1 sing, especially men's singing. E ayaki tamarihi, e hiyara, nabanake
We won't sing many songs, instead we will talk
direction —
meaning 2 dance Me ayaka naba
They danced through the night
reference
comment JED 56.

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