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Example 64-49
fi wókit ta rabé kúlu zuhúr ge fáta fáta
fi
exist
wókit
time
ta
poss
rabé
spring
kúlu
all
zuhúr
flowers
ge=fáta~fáta
prog
=open~open
All the flowers blossom in spring time.
Comment:
The iconic value is distributivity.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 147
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Word-class-changing function
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