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Example 32-149
Es ben partá d'
kunpanher
.
Es
3pl
ben
come
partá
separate
de
from
kunpanher.
each.other
They separated from each other.
Portuguese:
Separaram-se.
Comment:
This is the reciprocal construction.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
cite
Datapoints:
Reciprocal constructions: Special reciprocal construction based on 'companion'
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