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Example 34-40
Porta pikininu: bo debé di yentrá
dos-dos
.
Porta
door
ø
pfv
pikininu:
small
bo
2pl
.
sbj
ø
pfv
debé
have.to
di
of
yentrá
get.through
dos~dos.
two~two
This door is small, you can get through it [only] two at the same time.
Comment:
This is an instance of distributive reduplication of numerals.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Casamancese Creole
by
Noël Bernard Biagui
and
Nicolas Quint
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Only iconic functions
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