Re: Reflexive & Reciprocal Marked on the Verb

Omina has a reflexive suffix -kse which can be combined with a conjugated
preposition to give the idea of reciprocity:

Using enki "hit":
enki irekse = "They hit themselves" (i.e., A hits A, B hits B)
enki irekse 'rea = "They hit each other" (i.e., A hits B, B hits A), using
the preposition e ("across, over") which takes the locative case, thus
literally "They hit across them")
Mike
>
> However, this system can't tell "reflexive" apart from "reciprocal".
>
> That is, "Jack and Jill (each) kissed themselves" and "Jack and Jill
> kissed each
> other" have the same agreement-markers on the verb.
>
> How do your 'langs (whether nat- or con-) handle this?

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