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Example 44-153
Ya abrí
yo numá
kel kárta.
Ya
pfv
abrí
open
yo
1sg
numá
only
kel
def
kárta.
letter
I myself opened the letter. OR: It was just I who opened the letter.
Comment:
The construction personal pronoun +
numá
is used for intensification.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own data
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
by
Eeva Sippola
cite
Datapoints:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Intensifiers and reflexives are differentiated
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