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Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
The reflexive prefix is not used as an intensifier.
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Intensifiers and reflexives are differentiated
Example 68-105:
kaca; ba-kaca; goso; ba-goso
kaca;
look.in.mirror
ba-kaca;
refl
-look.in.mirror
goso;
rub
ba-goso
refl
-rub
to look in a mirror; to look at oneself in a mirror; to rub; to rub oneself
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 97
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Language:
Ambon Malay
Feature:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns
Source:
Own knowledge
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