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Example 26-115
deɪ plɛin ɔ faɪtin? deɪ plɛin
deɪ
3pl
plɛ-in
play-
prog
ɔ
or
faɪt-in
fight-
prog
Are they playing or fighting? They are playing.
Comment:
The verb is not doubled.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling and focus: No verb doubling
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