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Example 36-115
Ê mata
ôngê
rê.
Ê
he
mata
kill
ôngê
body
rê.
his
He committed suicide.
French:
Il s'est suicidé.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Maurer 1995
: 145
Language:
Angolar
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Reflexive pronoun with ‘body’ or body-part
Reciprocal constructions: Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'
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