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Example 9-163
Da syem ting we yu do fa an, da syem ting im do dat fa yu.
Da
that
syem
same
ting
thing
we
rel
yu
2sg
do
do
fa
for
an,
3sg
da
that
syem
same
ting
thing
im
3sg
do
do
dat
that
fa
for
yu.
2sg
You help one another.
Comment:
This is the closest equivalent to a reciprocal construction.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1992
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Reciprocal constructions: No reciprocal construction exists
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