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Example 1-73
Dasanni habi horro-horro.
Da-sani
det
.
sg
-thing
habi
have
oro~oro.
hole.
red
It has holes all over.
German:
Das ist ganz durchlöchert. [op.cit.]
Comment:
The reduplication of nouns to express multitude is rare; it may be typical of the European variety. Slightly more frequent is reduplication expressing a distributive meaning.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 67
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Expression of nominal plural meaning: Plural reduplication
Functions of reduplication: Word-class-changing function
Predicative possession: Transitive
Existential verb and transitive possession verb: Differentiation
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