Alternation ‘Reciprocal’ (Coded)

Reciprocal construction: [ [ Pn ]PC.i [ (paaklan) WV.tr ] ([ possi báah ]NP.j) [ A ]NPi ]VCC; "The As W each other."; where the adverb paaklan 'together, each other' immediately precedes W (and optionally forms a compound with it) and the reflexive phrase takes the stead of W's direct object. The ditransitive reciprocal construction is analogous, with the reflexive pronoun depending on ti'. Either paaklan or the reflexive phrase is optional in the construction. If the former is omitted, then the reciprocal construction is an interpretation of the reflexive construction. If the latter is omitted, the reciprocal construction is an interpretation of a 'together'-construction.

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