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Special reciprocal construction based on 'companion'
Example 5-154:
dem hog op
matii
vs. dem hog op
wan anada
dem
3pl
hog
hug
op
up
matii
others.like.themselves
vs.
vs.
dem
3pl
hog
hug
op
up
wan
one
anada
another
They hugged up each other.
Example 5-155:
dem doz luk aafta
dem oon self
dem
3pl
doz
hab
luk
look
aafta
after
dem
3pl
.
poss
oon
own
self
self
They look after themselves. OR: They are selfish.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Reciprocal constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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