Example 54-55

Mwen lé fayfay.
Mwen
1sg
le
cop.prs
fay~fay.
tired~tired
I am a bit tired.
French: Je suis un peu fatigué.
Comment:
Chaudenson (1974) states that in this example "la forme redoublée a une valeur d'atténuation" [the reduplicated form has a value of attenuation].
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Chaudenson 1974: 1048