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Example 54-194
Li la twé
ali menm.
Li
3sg
la
prf
twe
kill
ali-menm.
obl
.
3sg
-self
He committed suicide.
French:
Il s'est suicidé.
Comment:
Here
ali-menm
functions as reflexive.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Carayol et al. 1984-1995
: 136N
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Intensifiers and reflexives are identical
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