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Example 49-65
Ann al fè on ti benbeny!
Ann
imp
.
1pl
al
go
fè
do
on
indf
ti
little
benbeny!
bath
Let's take a little bath!
French:
Allons prendre un petit bain!
Comment:
This is child-directed speech. The reduplicated word is monosyllabic here:
beny.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
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Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Attenuating function
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