Clausal Complement Database - Gungbe Sentences

61.

Id: 3482

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	ɖɔ̀	xó	ná
Dona	say	word	PREP

62.

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Id: 3483

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	kpà-ɛ̀
Dona	praise-3SG

*Dona praised himself.

63.

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Id: 3484

Language: Gungbe

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Sɛ́sì	nyín	wán	ná-ɛ̀
Sesi	be/have	love	PREP-3SG

*Sesi loves herself.

64.

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Id: 3485

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	mɔ̀n-ɛ̀
Dona	see-3SG

*Dona saw himself.

65.

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Id: 3486

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	ɖɔ̀	xó	ná-ɛ̀
Dona	say	word	PREP-3SG

*Dona talked to himself.

66.

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Id: 3487

Language: Gungbe

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Dóna	gɔ́	àlɔ̀	ná-ɛ̀
Dona	add	hand	PREP-3SG

*Dona helped himself.

67.

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Id: 3488

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	kpácá-ɛ̀
Dona	surprise-3SG

*Dona surprised himself.

68.

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Id: 3489

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	xɔ̀	wémá	ná-ɛ̀
Dona	buy	book	PREP-3SG

*Dona bought a book for himself.

69.

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Id: 3490

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	xíá	wémá	ɖó-è	jí
Dona	read	book	PREP-3SG	on

70.

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Id: 3491

Language: Gungbe

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Dóná	mɔ̀n	wémá	tò	àkpá	é-tɔ̀n
Dona	see	book	PREP	side	3SG-POSS

*Dona saw a book near herself.

71.

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Id: 3492

Language: Gungbe

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Mí	mɔ̀n	mí-ɖé(-lɛ́)	tò	mɛ̀kpɔ́nú	mɛ̀
1PL	see	1PL-ɖé(-PL)	LOC	mirror	in

We saw ourselves in a mirror [each person saw himself in a mirror] / We saw each other in a mirror.

72.

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Id: 3493

Language: Gungbe

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Ví	lɛ́	là	wú	ná	yé-ɖé
Child	PL	wash	body	PREP	3PL-ɖé

The children washed each other. / *The children washed themselves.

73.

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Id: 3495

Language: Gungbe

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Ví	lɛ́	là	wú
Child	PL	wash	body

The children washed.

74.

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Id: 3496

Language: Gungbe

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Ví	lɛ́	là	wú	ná	yé-ɖé-lɛ́
Child	PL	wash	body	PREP	3PL-ɖé-PL

The children washed each other. / The children washed themselves.

75.

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Id: 3497

Language: Gungbe

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Ùn	là	wú	(cè)	bò	tɔ́n
1SG	wash	body	(1SG.POSS)	CONJ	go.out

I washed and went out.

76.

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Id: 3498

Language: Gungbe

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Ùn	klɔ́	àlɔ̀	(cè)	bò	tɔ́n
1SG	wash	hand	(1SG.POSS)	CONJ	go.out

I washed my hand(s) and went out.

77.

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Id: 3499

Language: Gungbe

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Ùn	klɔ́	mótò	(cè)	bò	tɔ́n
1SG	wash	car	1SG.POSS	and	go.out

I washed my car and went out.

78.

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Id: 3500

Language: Gungbe

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Ví	lɛ́	sísɛ́	yé-ɖé
Child	PL	push	3PL-ɖé

The children pushed themselves. / The children pushed themselves as a group.

79.

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Id: 3501

Language: Gungbe

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Ví	lɛ́	sísɛ́	yé-ɖé	lɛ́
Child	PL	push	3PL-ɖé	PL

The children pushed themselves [reflexive and reciprocal, i.e., distributed meaning].

80.

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Id: 3502

Language: Gungbe

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Ví	lɛ́	kpà	ɖà	ná	yé-ɖé-lɛ́
Child	PL	cut	hair	PREP	3PL-ɖé-PL

The children cut each other’s hair. / The children each cut their own hair.