Example 62-23

mafundisho makáykáy
mafundisho
teaching
ma-káy~káy
6-sharp~intens
serious teachings
Comment:
The example is valid for both normal and mixed Mbugu. Mixed Mbugu has an instance of lexical derivation by reduplication: /amá'amá/ ‘early morning, sunrise’ derived by reduplication from /amá/ 'night'.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own field data 1993