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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
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: No special reflexive pronouns exist
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