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Example 2-226
A ten di a kisi
en srefi
taki a ben musu gwe nanga a kromanti.
A
the
ten
time
di
when
a
3sg
kisi
catch
en
him
srefi
self
taki
comp
a
3sg
ben
pst
musu
must
gwe
go.away
nanga
with
a
the
kromanti.
spirit.
When he realized that, he had to go away with the spirit.
Comment:
kisi en srefi
is an idiomatic expression meaning 'realize' and it takes a
taki
complement.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Winford data, Tape 8-a
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Compound reflexive pronoun with emphasizer
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