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Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
But compare Feature 87: The minority of reflexives are identical to the intensifier.
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Intensifiers and reflexives are differentiated
Example 26-100:
ʃi luk
hə˞seof
in da miɹa
ʃi
3sg
luk
look
hə˞seof
3sg
.
refl
in
in
da
art
miɹa
mirror
She looked/looks at herself in the mirror.
Example 26-101:
ʃi wɛn du ɔm
hə˞seof
ʃi
3sg
wɛn
pst
.
pfv
du
do
ɔm
3sg
hə˞seof
3sg
.
refl
She did it herself.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Feature:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
Source:
Own knowledge
Velupillai 2003
: 97
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