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Example 28-53
di wotap draitɛ sa kalkali fi ɛkɛ
di
the
woto-apu
word-
pl
drai-tɛ
turn-
pfv
so
so
kali~kali
small~small
fi
for
ɛkɛ
1sg
The words become so tiny for me. (referring to failing eyesight)
Comment:
This illustrates distributive reduplication of an adjective.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 2003
: 260
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Only iconic functions
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