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Example 1-77
Da wan sakkasakkasanni.
Da
it.be
wan
indf
.
sg
saka~saka-sani.
adj
~remain-thing
That's a weightless thing.
German:
Das ist was leichtes [...]. [op.cit.]
Comment:
Here the verb
sakka
is reduplicated forming an adjective that attributes a stative result.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 148
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Word-class-changing function
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