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Example 2-58
Norfu e férfi férfi.
Norfu
Norval
e
asp
férfi~férfi.
paint~
dim
Norval is painting a bit.
Comment:
This illustrates diminutive reduplication.
Type:
unknown
Source:
Adamson and Smith 2003
: 89
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Attenuating and word-class-changing function
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