Datapoint Chinese Pidgin Russian/Reflexive constructions

The reflexive meaning is expressed by a reflexive pronoun sama/sebe 'self' or is not expressed at all. Verbs that are reflexive in Russian lose their reflexivity: bais'a 'to be afraid' (< Russian bojat'sja).

Values

Dedicated reflexive pronoun

Example 65-131:
Ни было кипиталиста удэгейский раньсе, сами усё заработали.
Ni byla kipitalisətə udegejskij ran'se, sami usio zarabotali.
Ni
neg
byla
cop.pfv
kipitalisətə
capitalist
udegejskij
Udihe
ran'se,
before
sami
self
usio
pl
zarabota-li.
work-pfv.pl
There were no Udihe capitalists before, all people worked for themselves.

Source: Perekhvalskaya 2008: 246

Example 65-132:
Сама подумай можено.
Sama padumaj moʒəno.
Sama
self
padumaj
think
moʒəno.
may
You may think of yourself.

Source: Neumann 1966: 247

Confidence:
Certain