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Value No special reflexive pronouns exist
Language:
Bislama
Parameter:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
Examples
hem i se hem wan i kakae
hem
3sg
i
agr
se
say
hem
3sg
wan
one
i
agr
kakae
eat
He said that he (alone) would use it.
See
Meyerhoff nd
Selena i lukum hem long mira
Selena
Selena
i
agr
lukum
look
hem
3sg
long
in
mira
mirror
Selena saw herself in the mirror.
mifala nao we mifala i gat pikinini i stap
mifala
1pl
.
excl
nao
now
we
comp
mifala
1pl
.
excl
i
agr
gat
have
pikinini
child
i
agr
stap
stay
Those of us with children, we have to stay.
See
Meyerhoff nd
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