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Example 28-50
idri daka ɛk
justu
kriki skeliŋskeliŋ
idri
every
daka
day
ɛkɛ
1sg
justu
pst
.
hab
kriki
get
skelingi-skelingi
cent-cent
Every day I would find an 8-cent coin.
Comment:
The reduplicated noun obtains a distributive interpretation here.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 245
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Expression of nominal plural meaning: Plural reduplication
Uses of the habitual marker: Only habitual function
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