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Example 31-73
N kré karnéru ki ta pari dós-dós.
N
I
kré
want
karnéru
sheep
ki
that
ta
asp
pari
deliver
dós-dós.
two-two
I want sheep that deliver lambs by pairs/ two by two.
Comment:
The reduplication of numerals typically yields a distributive reading.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Abrial 1996
: 73
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
Adnominal distributive numerals: No special adjacent distributive numerals
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