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Value Intensifiers and reflexives are identical
Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
Examples
Im skrejim
mijelb.
Im
3sg
skrej-im
scratch-
tr
mijelb.
refl
He scratches himself.
Imin ranawei mijelb na, maitbi fraiten.
Im=in
3sg
=
pst
ran-awei
run-away
mijelb
self
na,
now
maitbi
maybe
fraiten.
frightened
She ran away by herself, maybe (she ran away because) she was frightened.
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