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Example 48-157
Ané a matá.
Ané
they
a
pst
matá.
kill
They killed. OR: They killed themselves.
Spanish:
Mataron. OR: Se mataron.
Comment:
Note that context alone can clarify which of the two readings this sentence has. The reflexive interpretation could also be expressed by:
Ané a matá ele memo.
'They killed themselves'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Recorded by author
Language:
Palenquero
by
Armin Schwegler
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Implicit expression
Reciprocal constructions: Reciprocal construction identical to reflexive
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