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Example 31-62
N kre mininus dos dos.
N
I
kre
want
mininus
children
dos~dos.
two~two
I want children by pairs.
Comment:
Reduplication of numerals or measures of time like
mes
'month' yields a distributive reading.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
own knowledge (Marlyse Baptista)
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Only iconic functions
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