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Example 30-61
N kre karneru ki ta pari dos-dos.
N=kre
1sg
=want
karneru
sheep
ki=ta=pari
comp
=
ipfv
=deliver
dos~dos.
two~two
I want sheep that deliver lambs by pairs.
Comment:
dos
'two'
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Baptista 2006
: 109
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Only iconic functions
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