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Intensifiers and reflexives are identical
Example 3-117:
Hén a náki hén seéi tu.
Hén
and.then
a
3sg
náki
hit
hén
3sg
seéi
self
tu.
also
And then he hit even him too. OR: And then he hit himself too.
Source:
Veenstra 1996
: 43
Example 3-118:
Hén seei bì dú hén.
Hén
3sg
seei
self
bì
tns
dú
do
hén.
3sg
He himself did it.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Saramaccan
by
Enoch O. Aboh
and
Tonjes Veenstra
and
Norval S.H. Smith
cite
Language:
Saramaccan
Feature:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
Source:
Veenstra 1996
: 43
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