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Example 20-35
㕭哪刦希罩罩
You no give he chow chow.
You
2sg
no
neg
give
give
he
3sg
chow~chow.
food~food
You have not fed them. OR: You have not fed them properly.
Comment:
The second translation is as given in Tong (1862).
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.27
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Only iconic functions
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