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Value Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'
Language:
Chinese Pidgin Russian
Parameter:
Reciprocal constructions
Examples
Один люди другой люди кушай.
Adin liudi dərugoj liudi kuʃaj.
Adin
one
liudi
person
dərugoj
another
liudi
person
kuʃaj.
eat
Living creatures eat one another.
See
Arsen’ev 1949
: 264
Прям друг друг будет стрелять, кончит.
Pr'am drug drug budet streliat', konʧit.
Pr'am
really
drug
other
drug
other
budet
cop
.
fut
.
3sg
streliat',
shoot.
inf
konʧit.
finish.
fut
.
3sg
It really will end up in that people shoot at each other.
See
Perekhvalskaya 2008
: 256
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