Example 55-49

marse marse; mars-marse
marse~marse;
walk~walk
mars~marse
walk~walk
walk a long way and/or for a long time; stroll about (without any particular destination in mind)
Comment:
If the full form of the verb is reduplicated, the interpretation is iconic whereas if the first occurrence of a reduplicated verb has its short form (without the final vowel) it has attenuative reading. Iconic vs. attentuative for both adjectives and verbs is also always signaled by stress placement so that a reduplicated monosyllabic verb such as kud 'sew' is iconic if both occurrences are stressed but attentuative if only the second occurrence is stressed.
Type:
written (grammar)
Source:
Baker 1994: 79