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Reflexive constructions
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Compound reflexive pronoun with emphasizer Frequency: 90.0%
Example 27-112:
Am a lo, klēt
amsél
[...].
Am
3sg
a
pst
lo,
go
klēt
dress
am-sél
3sg
-self
[...].
[...]
He went and dressed himself [...].
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 65
Confidence:
Very certain
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Ordinary anaphoric pronoun Frequency: 10.0%
Example 27-113:
[...] as am nu overcharge
am.
[...]
[...]
as
if
am
3sg
nu
now
overcharge
overcharge
am.
3sg
[...] if he overcharged himself now.
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 59
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Negerhollands
by
Robbert van Sluijs
cite
Language:
Negerhollands
Feature:
Reflexive constructions
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 11-68
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