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Example 2-232
Den brasa
makandra.
Den
3pl
brasa
embrace
makandra.
each.other
They hugged each other.
Comment:
The alternative reciprocal marker is
makandra
‘each other’.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Anonymous 1998-1999
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Datapoints:
Reciprocal constructions: Identical and special reciprocal construction
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