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Example 23-23
hem
i katkatem smolsmol kabis blong hem
hem
3sg
i
agr
kat~kat-em
cut~cut-
tr
smol~smol
small~small
kabis
cabbage
blong
poss
hem
3sg
She cut up her cabbage very fine(ly).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meyerhoff 2003
: 236
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Gender distinctions in personal pronouns: No gender distinctions
Functions of reduplication: Only iconic functions
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