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Example 19-177
d
ɛ̀nɔ̀ltu
dɛ̀n dè sàlút dɛ̀n sɛf.
dɛ̀n-ɔ̀l-tu
3pl
.
emph
.
cpd
-all.
cpd
-two
dɛ̀n
3pl
dè
ipfv
sàlút
greet
dɛ̀n
3pl
sɛf.
self
The two of them are greeting each other.
Comment:
This reciprocal construction involves a dual compound personal pronoun. CPD stands for deleted high tone in ComPounD.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Yakpo 2009
: 436
Language:
Pichi
by
Kofi Yakpo
cite
Datapoints:
Reciprocal constructions: Reciprocal construction identical to reflexive
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