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Example 56-158
I war
li-menm
dan laglas.
I
3sg
war
see
li-menm
him-self
dan
in
laglas.
mirror
He sees himself in the mirror.
Comment:
Here
li-menm
is the reflexive marker.
Type:
constructed by native speaker
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Seychelles Creole
by
Susanne Maria Michaelis
and
Marcel Rosalie
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Compound reflexive pronoun with emphasizer
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Intensifiers and reflexives overlap
Reciprocal constructions: Special reciprocal construction based on 'companion'
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