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Other special reciprocal construction
Example 38-168:
Fo desyi se na namé-mu ku pé-mu
ange
té
ange,
[...].
Fo
since
de-syi
day-
dem
se
res
na
art
na-mé-mu
def
-mom-my
ku
and
pé-mu
dad-my
a-nge
def
-person
té
have
a-nge,
def
-person
[...].
[...]
Since my parents got married, [...].
Example 38-169:
Tudya povu xa laba a lugusai.
Tudyia
formerly
povu
poor.people
xa
evid
laba
wash
awa
water
lugu-sai.
lake-
dem
Formerly the people washed themselves in this lake.
Confidence:
Unspecified
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
by
Marike Post
cite
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
Feature:
Reciprocal constructions
Source:
Own fieldwork
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