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Reciprocal construction identical to reflexive
Example 22-156:
Em toktok long em yet [...].
Em
3sg
toktok
say
long
prep
em
3sg
yet
refl
[...].
[...]
She said to herself [...].
Source:
nd
: Simbu F16
Example 22-157:
Pikinini bikpla na ol maretim ol yet, na ol i stap.
Pikinini
child
bik-pla
big-
mod
na
and
ol
3pl
maret-im
marry-
tr
ol
3pl
yet,
foc
na
and
ol
3pl
i
pm
stap.
stay
The children grew big and married each other and stayed there.
Source:
nd
: Madang F13
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Reciprocal constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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