Example 42-42

nu múi ku éli finu finu
nu
1pl
múi
grind
ku
acc
éli
3sg
finu~finu
fine~fine
We grind it (= the dried fish) very fine.
Comment:
Certain adjectives of the semantic classes <dimension>, <physical property> and <age> may reduplicate. Reduplication expresses intensity or degree.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Baxter 1988: 107