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Value Intensifiers and reflexives overlap
Language:
Pichi
Parameter:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
References
Yakpo 2009
Examples
À dè si
mì skin
nà lukìnglás.
À
1sg
.
sbj
dè
ipfv
si
see
mì
1sg
.
poss
skin
body
nà
loc
lukìnglás.
mirror
I’m seeing myself/ my body in the mirror.
See
Yakpo 2009
: 434
Dɛ̀n dè taya
dɛ̀n sɛf
fɔ̀ rɔn.
Dɛ̀n
3pl
dè
ipfv
taya
tire.out
dɛ̀n
3pl
sɛf
self
fɔ̀
assoc
rɔn.
run
They're tiring themselves out by running.
Mi
sɛf
dɔn rich Cotonou.
Mi
1sg
.
emph
sɛf
emph
dɔn
prf
rich
arrive
Cotonou.
Cotonou
I myself/too have been to Cotonou.
See
Yakpo 2009
: 282
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