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Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
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Intensifiers and reflexives are differentiated
Example 46-89:
[...] kwándo akél bíbo pa si X
éle mísmo
ta-dále kumígo candy.
[...]
[...]
kwándo
when
akél
that
bíbo
alive
pa
still
si
ag
X
X
éle
3sg
mísmo
self
ta-dále
ipfv
-give
kumígo
obj
.
1sg
candy.
candy
[...] when s/he was still alive, X himself/herself used to give me candies.
Example 46-164:
Ya-matá yo
(di)mí(yo) kwérpo
.
Ya-matá
prf
-kill
yo
1sg
(di)mí(yo)
my
kwérpo.
body
I killed myself.
Example 46-165:
Éle mísmo
ya-plantá disúyo kása.
Éle
3sg
mísmo
self
ya-plantá
prf
-construct
disúyo
3sg
.
poss
kása.
house
S/he him-/herself constructed his/her house.
Example 46-166:
El director
mísmo
el ya-abrÍ konel kárta.
El
art
director
director
mísmo
self
el
art
ya-abrÍ
prf
-open
konel
obj
.
art
kárta.
letter
The director himself opened the letter.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Zamboanga Chabacano
by
Patrick O. Steinkrüger
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Language:
Zamboanga Chabacano
Feature:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
Source:
Own knowledge
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