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Example 25-216
Yu shudbi wajambat jelp.
Yu
2sg
shudbi
should
waj-am-bat
wash-
tr
-
prog
jelp.
refl
You should wash yourself.
Comment:
Variety: Fitzroy Valley. This example illustrates the reflexive reading of the invariable reflexive/reciprocal marker
jelp.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Hudson 1985
: 32
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: Immediately preceding the verb
Reflexive constructions: Dedicated reflexive pronoun
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