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Special reciprocal construction based on 'other'
Example 8-136:
A chuu bikaazn se unu hiet
unuself.
A
foc
chuu
through
bikaazn
because
se
comp
unu
2pl
hiet
hate
unuself.
2pl
.
refl
It's because you all hate yourselves.
Example 8-138:
Di faama-dem de fait (dem)
wan aneda
.
Di
det
faama-dem
farmer-
pl
de
prog
fait
fight
(dem)
(
3pl
)
wan
one
aneda.
another
The farmers are fighting each other / one another.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Reciprocal constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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