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Example 37-153
M mendu
igbê me
mesu.
M
1sg
mendu
fear
igbê
body
me
poss
.
1sg
mesu.
self
I am afraid of myself.
Comment:
In this construction,
mesu
is optional.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 152
Language:
Principense
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Reflexive pronoun with ‘body’ or body-part
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Intensifiers and reflexives overlap
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