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Special reciprocal construction based on 'companion'
Example 56-156:
I deteste
son lekor.
I
3sg
deteste
hate
son
poss
.
3sg
lekor.
body
He hates himself.
Example 56-157:
I degout
son prop kor.
I
3sg
degout
hate
son
poss
.
3sg
prop
own
kor.
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 56-161:
Nou pa zwenn
kanmarad.
Nou
1pl
pa
neg
zwenn
meet
kanmarad.
each.other
We don't meet each other.
Source:
Michaelis 1994
: 185
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Seychelles Creole
by
Susanne Maria Michaelis
and
Marcel Rosalie
cite
Language:
Seychelles Creole
Feature:
Reciprocal constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
Bollée 1977
: 66. 51
;
Corne 1977
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