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Example 4-39
A dagu ya fatufatu.
A
det
.
sg
dagu
dog
ya
here
fatu~fatu.
fat~fat
The dog is fattish.
Comment:
This example represents an attenuating use of reduplication.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Goury and Migge 2003
: 113
Language:
Nengee
by
Bettina Migge
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Attenuating and word-class-changing function
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