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Example 33-175
Djon
propi
korta pon.
Djon
John
propi
self
korta
cut
pon.
bread
John himself cut the bread.
EP:
O próprio João cortou o pão.
Comment:
Propi
acts as an intensifier.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Datapoints:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Intensifiers and reflexives are differentiated
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