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Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'
Example 11-278:
Nobadi respek
wananada.
No-badi
no-body
respek
respect
wan-anada.
recp
-
recp
Nobody respects one another.
Source:
nd
Example 11-279:
Som piipl laik [...] kilin op
wananada
den.
Som
some
piipl
people
laik
like
[...]
[...]
kil-in
kill-
prog
op
up
wan-anada
recp
-
recp
den.
then
Then again, some people like [...] killing each other.
Source:
nd
Example 11-280:
Ai kansida
maiself
Kriol.
Ai
1sg
kansida
consider
mai-self
1sg
-
refl
Kriol.
Creole
I consider myself a Creole.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Feature:
Reciprocal constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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