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Example 42-44
aké krenkrensa ta fazé amoku
aké
that
kren~krensa
child~child
ta
prog
fazé
make
amoku
noise
The children are making noise.
Comment:
Reduplication with iconic function is quite common in this language.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 102
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Only iconic functions
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