Reciprocal Middle Voice ( Concept )
http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/ReciprocalMiddleVoice


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      |_ Abstract
            |_ Linguistic Property
                  |_ Morphosyntactic Property
                        |_ Voice Property
                              |_ Reciprocal Middle Voice

Definition:

Referents of plural subject do action to one another [Siewierska 1988: 257].



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Language Code: grc A typical function of the middle in Greek is to indicate an identity relation between the subject (or more properly, the source argument) and the direct object (or more properly, the undergoer). That is, a middle voice verb may convey reflexive or reciprocal activity.
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lou-omai
wash-MID.1.SG
I wash myself

References:
Klaiman (1998:32)


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