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Reciprocal constructions
The reciprocal construction is rare.
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Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'
Example 24-158:
Aa biebi s' wet etsaelf / wet et.
Aa
det
.
def
biebi
baby
s'
compl
wet
wet
etsaelf
anaph
.
obj
.
pro
.self
/
wet
wet
et.
anaph
.
obj
.
pro
The baby has wet itself.
Source:
Buffett et al. 1988
Example 24-164:
Dem gwen a' si wan naeda.
Dem
they
gwen
fut
a'
fut
si
see
wan
one
naeda.
other
They will see each other.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Norf'k
by
Peter Mühlhäusler
cite
Language:
Norf'k
Feature:
Reciprocal constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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