Datapoint Chinese Pidgin English/Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns

Values

Intensifiers and reflexives are identical

Example 20-125:
He too much sorry inside, and have killum he-self.
He
3sg
too
too
much
much
sorry
sorry
inside,
inside
and
and
have
pfv
killum
kill
he-self.
3sg-refl
He felt very sorry and killed himself.

Source: Anonymous 1840: 36

Example 20-126:
Myself wonshi looksee!
Myself
1sg.refl
wonshi
want
looksee!
look.see
I want to see it for myself!

Source: Zabel 1906: 221

Example 20-127:
㕭米記威㕭些厘乎
You makee weigh youselfoo.
You
2sg
makee
make
weigh
weigh
youselfoo.
2sg.refl
You can weigh it yourself.

Source: Tong 1862: VI.28

Example 20-128:
㕭孖士忒其哥㕭賒乎
You must takee go youselfoo.
You
2sg
must
must
takee
take
go
go
youselfoo.
2sg.refl
You must go with it yourself.

Source: Tong 1862: VI.68

Confidence:
Intermediate