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Identical and special reciprocal construction
Example 41-141:
eli jacucaa
taam
faaka vɔɔnda
eli
3sg
.
m
jaa-cucaa-taam
pst
-stab-
refl
faaka
knife
vɔɔnda
by
He stabbed himself with a knife.
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 3997
Example 41-143:
aka kriyaansas briiya tabuskaa
uŋapa uŋa/uŋa juuntu uŋa
aka
that
kriyaansa-s
child-
pl
briiya
fight
ta-buskaa
prs
-search
uŋa-pa
one-
dat
uŋa/uŋa
one/one
juuntu
with
uŋa
one
Those children are fighting with each other.
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 3856
Example 41-144:
etus
uŋapa uŋa/uŋa juuntu uŋa
tadaay
taam
etus
3pl
.
hon
uŋa-pa
one-
dat
uŋa/uŋa
one/one
juuntu
with
uŋa
one
ta-daay-taam
prs
-strike-
refl
They are hitting each other.
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 4545
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Feature:
Reciprocal constructions
Source:
Smith 1974-5
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