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Example 28-143
o goi-tɛ
ʃi sel
mingi ben tobːoːː
o
3sg
gui-tɛ
throw-
pfv
ʃi
3sg
.
poss
selfu
self
mingi
water
ben
inside
tobːoːː
splash
It threw itself "splash!" into the water.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 182
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Compound reflexive pronoun with emphasizer
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Intensifiers and reflexives are identical
Reciprocal constructions: Special reciprocal construction based on 'companion'
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