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Example 7-208
Mi naa bada mi brein.
Mi
1sg
na-a
neg
-
prog
bada
bother
mi
1sg
brein.
brain
I am not worrying.
Comment:
Here,
mi brein
'my brain' could be replaced by
mi hed
'my head' or nothing at all.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Prescod 2009
: 4
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Reflexive pronoun with ‘body’ or body-part
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