Value Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'

Language:
Chinese Pidgin Russian
Parameter:
Reciprocal constructions

Examples

  1. 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

  2. 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