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Example 37-41
Kumin kumin Mene po we, ê ka vê, ê ka panha Mene.
Kumin~kumin
place~place
Mene
Mene
po
can
we,
go
ê
3sg
ka
hab
vê,
see
ê
3sg
ka
hab
panha
catch
Mene.
Mene
Wherever Mene would go, he (i.e. the ogre) would discover and catch Mene.
Comment:
In this example, the reduplicated form functions as the head of the relative clause and expresses indefiniteness.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 174
Language:
Principense
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Only iconic functions
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