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English reflexive? I don't think so.

In lesson 22 there is this example and note in the grammar section:
 
    "Bunkopambava bavi xevi.

    I made you afraid of me.

 
Note in the second example that, even though the verb is reflexive, the use of "myself" instead of "me" would sound unnatural. [Or is this simply a quirk of my own dialect of English? Comments welcome.]"
 
I think this is not actually a reflexive verb in English, since the object of "made afraid" is "you", while "me" is an oblique argument, so using "myself" instead would be odd, at best.
 
stevo