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Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'
Example 13-159:
Dey aks
one noda.
Dey
they
aks
ask
one
one
noda.
another
They ask one another. (Mt 8.27)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 27
Example 13-160:
Now Pilate an Herod dem done beena fight
each oda.
Now
now
Pilate
Pilate
an
and
Herod
Herod
dem
them
done
compl
beena
pst
/
asp
fight
fight
each
recp
oda.
recp
Now Pilate and Herod were done fighting each other. (Lk 23.12)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 304
Example 13-161:
Leh all people do wa good fa oda people, steada wa good fa
dey own sef
.
Leh
let
all
all
people
people
do
do
wa
what
good
good
fa
for
oda
other
people,
people
steada
instead
wa
what
good
good
fa
for
dey
refl
own
refl
sef.
refl
Let all people do what is good for other people instead of what is good for themselves. (1 Cor 10.24)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 585
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Language:
Gullah
Feature:
Reciprocal constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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