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Reflexive constructions
Onsong 'alone' appears to function as a reflexive pronoun.
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Reflexive pronoun with ‘body’ or body-part Frequency: 50.0%
Example 42-150:
eli ja matá korpu
eli
3sg
ja
pfv
matá
kill
korpu
body
He killed himself.
Example 42-152:
eli ja pinchá korpu
eli
3sg
ja
pfv
pinchá
throw.away
korpu
body
He/She suicided.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Dedicated reflexive pronoun Frequency: 50.0%
Example 42-151:
eli ja matá onsong sa korpu
eli
3sg
ja
pfv
matá
kill
onsong
alone
sa
gen
korpu
body
He killed himself.
Source:
Baxter and de Silva 2004
: 67
Example 42-153:
Maria ja olá
onsong
sa rosto na spelu
Maria
Maria
ja
pfv
olá
see
onsong
alone
sa
gen
rosto
face
na
loc
spelu
mirror
Maria saw herself in the mirror (lit. Maria saw self's face in the mirror).
Confidence:
Very uncertain
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Language:
Papiá Kristang
Feature:
Reflexive constructions
Source:
Baxter and de Silva 2004
: 59
;
Baxter and de Silva 2004
: 67
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