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Example 17-39
Dì wo̱sh wo̱sh we̱ à wo̱sh no bì smo̱l o.
Dì
the
wo̱sh~wo̱sh
wash.
red
we̱
rel
à
1sg
.
sbj
wo̱sh
wash
no
neg
bì
cop
smo̱l
be.small
o.
REALIS
I did a tremendous amount of washing.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 243
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Attenuating and word-class-changing function
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