Value Reflexive pronoun with ‘body’ or body-part

Language:
Angolar
Parameter:
Reflexive constructions
References
Maurer 1995: 143ff.

Examples

  1. Ê mata ôngê rê.
    Ê
    he
    mata
    kill
    ôngê
    body
    rê.
    his
    He committed suicide.
    French: Il s'est suicidé.

    See Maurer 1995: 145

  2. Ê kôntê ôngê rê me.
    Ê
    3sg
    kôntê
    hate
    ôngê
    body
    rê
    his
    me.
    self
    He hates himself.
  3. Ê kôntê n’tê rê me.
    Ê
    3sg
    kôntê
    hate
    n’tê
    head
    rê
    his
    me.
    self
    He hates himself.
  4. Ê pya ôngê rê me pê thupê.
    Ê
    3sg
    pya
    look
    ôngê
    body
    rê
    his
    me
    self
    pê
    put
    thupê.
    mirror
    He looked at himself in the mirror.