Datapoint Seychelles Creole/Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns

Values

Intensifiers and reflexives overlap

Example 56-156:
I deteste son lekor.
I
3sg
deteste
hate
son
poss.3sg
lekor.
body
He hates himself.
Example 56-158:
I war li-menm dan laglas.
I
3sg
war
see
li-menm
him-self
dan
in
laglas.
mirror
He sees himself in the mirror.
Example 56-160:
Sa Ma Estel limenm ki dir li dan tan margoz avek ziz.
Sa
dem
Ma
Ma
Estel
Estel
limenm
intens
ki
rel
dir
say
li
him
dan
in
tan
time
margoz
slavery
avek
with
ziz.
judge
It was this Ma Estelle (herself) who said to the judge that she was from the temps margose (the period of slavery).
French: C'était cette Ma Estelle qui avait dit au juge qu'elle était du temps margose. (Bollée & Rosalie 1994: 241)

Source: Bollée and Rosalie 1994: 240

Confidence:
Very certain