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Example 1-223
Ju srefi no musse lukku.
Yu
2sg
srefi
self
no
neg
musu
must
luku.
look
You yourself mustn't look.
German:
Du selber must nicht zusehen. [op.cit.]
Comment:
This example shows the intensifier use of
srefi
'self, even'.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 166
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Intensifiers and reflexives are identical
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