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Example 65-135
Один люди другой люди кушай.
Adin liudi dərugoj liudi kuʃaj.
Adin
one
liudi
person
dərugoj
another
liudi
person
kuʃaj.
eat
Living creatures eat one another.
Comment:
These are general reflexions on life;
liudi
may refer to people, animals and objects regarded as animated.
Type:
citation in fiction
Source:
Arsen’ev 1949
: 264
Language:
Chinese Pidgin Russian
by
Elena Perekhvalskaya
cite
Datapoints:
Reciprocal constructions: Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'
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