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The dual is used only for things that naturally form pairs such as eyes, twins, etc. It is thus not very common outside a very specific semantic area. Nevertheless, it is often utilised when referring to body parts. Care must be taken to remember that only the dual is correct here. The dual marker ''-id'' may seem a bit strange at first to those who have delved into the phonology of 17aug. It is not too surprising when one takes into account that this is a relatively new development – the old dual was ''-idü'' – traces of which can be seen in certain set phrases such as "''{{term|riimidüinä}}!''", 'an attractive person, a hottie'. | The dual is used only for things that naturally form pairs such as eyes, twins, etc. It is thus not very common outside a very specific semantic area. Nevertheless, it is often utilised when referring to body parts. Care must be taken to remember that only the dual is correct here. The dual marker ''-id'' may seem a bit strange at first to those who have delved into the phonology of 17aug. It is not too surprising when one takes into account that this is a relatively new development – the old dual was ''-idü'' – traces of which can be seen in certain set phrases such as "''{{term|riimidüinä}}!''", 'an attractive person, a hottie'. | ||
:'' | :''nee suurana '''haaval-id rangaha-id''''' | ||
:{{sc|3sg}} has leg-{{sc|dual}} long-{{sc|dual}} | |||
:leg-{{sc|dual}} long-{{sc|dual}} | :"He/she has long legs!" | ||
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