Example 61-93

Yena akhile lo khaya self ga yena.
Yena
he
akh-ile
build-pst
lo
def.art
khaya
house
self
self
ga
of
yena.
he
He built the house by himself. OR: He built the house himself.
Comment:
Self-ga-yena 'self-of-him/her' is common in rural areas. It is idiomatic only in agentive contexts ('by himself/herself') as far as I can tell.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes Mesthrie