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Example 26-16
aɪ no is da seɪm wan deɪ plæ ɛvɹitaɪmɛvɹitaɪm
aɪ
1sg
no
know
is
is
da
art
seɪm
same
wan
one
deɪ
3pl
plæ
play
ɛvɹitaɪm-ɛvɹitaɪm
every.time-
intens
I know it's the same one they play every single time.
Comment:
INTENS = intensive; note that this is not reduplication, but simply a non-grammaticalized repetition that is sometimes used to indicate intensification (see also Velupillai 2003b).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 103
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Verb – object – adverb
Person syncretism in independent personal pronouns: No person syncretism
Suppletion according to tense and aspect: Strong suppletion according to tense only
Complementizer with verbs of knowing: No complementizer
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