Value Intensifiers and reflexives overlap

Language:
Pichi
Parameter:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
References
Yakpo 2009

Examples

  1. 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

  2. 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.
  3. 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