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Example 33-174
I gosta di
si kabesa
.
I
3sg
gosta
like
di
of
si
his
kabesa.
head
He likes himself.
Portuguese:
Ele gosta de si mesmo.
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
Reciprocal constructions: Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'
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