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Example 28-145
en bɛtɛ
mati
fu mja
mati
skriki
eni
3pl
bɛt-tɛ
bet-
pfv
mati
recp
fu
for
mja
make
mati
recp
skriki
frighten
They made a bet with each other to frighten each other.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 184
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Reciprocal constructions: Special reciprocal construction based on 'companion'
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