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Example 34-141
I matá
(si) kabisa
.
I
3sg
.
sbj
ø
pfv
matá
kill
(si)
(
poss
.
3sg
)
kabisa.
head
He/she killed himself/herself. OR: He/she committed suicide.
Comment:
This is an example of a reflexive pronoun.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Casamancese Creole
by
Noël Bernard Biagui
and
Nicolas Quint
cite
Datapoints:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Intensifiers and reflexives are differentiated
Reciprocal constructions: Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'
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