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Example 30-224
pikénu; pikinóti; pikininu; pikéna.
pikénu;
small
pikinóti;
small.child
pikininu;
small
pikéna.
girlfriend/female.lover
small; small, child; small; girl friend, female lover
Comment:
Pikénu
'small' is acrolectal;
pikinóti
'small, child', pikininu 'small' and
pikéna
'girl friend, female lover' are used in all styles.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Brüser et al. 2002
: s.v. pikénu, pikininu, pikinóti, pikéna
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
Pequenino: A word derived from pequenino exists
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