Datapoint Kriol/Reciprocal constructions
This is a feature with respect to which there is regional variation in Kriol. In the Western Varieties i.e. the Victoria River variety and the Fitzroy variety, reciprocal and reflexive constructions are marked in the same way in most cases. In the Victoria River variety, both the general reflexive/reciprocal pronoun mijelb and a specific reciprocal pronoun wan anatha can be used in reciprocal contexts; the latter is possibly more acrolectal. The invariable marker mijelb is also attested in combination with ij 'each'. In the Fitzroy variety, the invariable reflexive/reciprocal marker is jelp. In most substrate languages, reflexive and reciprocal are not formally distinguished.
Values 
Identical and special reciprocal construction
- Example 25-110:
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Tubala bait wan anatha.Tubala3dubaitbitewanoneanatha.another.The two (dogs) bite each other.
- Example 25-195:
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Imin telim tubala tu graul mijelb la thei pleis!Im=in3sg=psttel-imtell-trtubala3dutucompgraularguemijelbrefllalocthei3plpleis!placeHe told the two to argue at their (own) place.
- Example 25-215:
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Orla gel en boi bin nakam-bat jelp garra kura, garra burluman kura.Orlaplgelgirlenandboiboybinpstnak-am-bathit-tr-progjelpreflgarracom/inskura,dunggarracom/insburlumancattlekura.dungThe girls and boys were hitting each other with dung, with cattle dung.
Source: Hudson 1985: 48
- Example 25-238:
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Im skrejim mijelb.Im3sgskrej-imscratch-trmijelb.reflHe scratches himself.
- Example 25-308:
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Tubala givit mijelb bekbon ij.Tubala3dugiv-itgive-trmijelbreflbekbonbackij.eachThe two are turning the back to each other. (In space elicitation)
- Example 25-309:
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Maiti tubala bin graulim mijelb.Maitimaybetubala3dubinpstgraul-imgrowl-trmijelb.reflMaybe the two growled at each other.
- Confidence:
- Intermediate