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Example 29-43
Sy hanna-hanna altyd as sy iets moet doen.
Sy
3sg
.
f
hanna-hanna
procrastinate
altyd
always
as
if
sy
3sg
.
f
iets
something
moet
must
doen.
do
She always procrastinates when she has to do something.
Comment:
Hanna-hanna
is a form which only exists as a reduplicated form;
hanna
has no independent meaning.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Attenuating and word-class-changing function
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