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Example 25-307
Yu lafda wajim
mijelp.
Yu
2sg
lafda
oblig
waj-im
wash-
tr
mijelp.
refl
You have to wash yourself.
Comment:
Variety: Roper River. This example illustrates the reflexive reading of the invariable reflexive/reciprocal marker
mijelp.
Type:
unknown
Source:
Sandefur 1979
: 92
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Dedicated reflexive pronoun
Reciprocal constructions: Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'
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