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Example 33-173
I mata si kabesa.
I
3sg
mata
kill
si
3sg
kabesa.
head
He killed himself.
Portuguese:
Ele suicidou-se.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Reflexive pronoun with ‘body’ or body-part
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