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Example 42-43
sédu sédu eli lo bai mar
sédu~sédu
early~early
eli
3sg
lo
fut
bai
go
mar
sea
He will go fishing very early (lit. He will go to sea very early).
Comment:
Adverbs of manner and time may reduplicate to express intensity.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own fieldwork 1980-1981, 2009
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Only iconic functions
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual and future
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