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Intensifiers and reflexives are identical
Example 54-192:
[...] bin
ou mem
alé rodé alor!
[...]
[...]
ben
well
ou-menm
your-self
ale
go
rode
look
alor!
then
[...] well, go and look (for it) yourself then!
French:
[...] eh bien, va en chercher toi-même alors!
Source:
Barat et al. 1977
: 13
Example 54-193:
E! lev aou, lev aou!
E!
hey
lev
get.up
aou,
obl
.
2sg
lev
get.up
aou!
obl
.
2sg
Hey! Get up, get up!
French:
Hé! lève-toi, lève-toi!
Source:
Barat et al. 1977
: 18
Example 54-194:
Li la twé
ali menm.
Li
3sg
la
prf
twe
kill
ali-menm.
obl
.
3sg
-self
He committed suicide.
French:
Il s'est suicidé.
Source:
Carayol et al. 1984-1995
: 136N
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Language:
Reunion Creole
Feature:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
Source:
Chaudenson 1974
: 345
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