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Example 68-125
Bisa bera-bera ni. Beta rasa mo konto
lei!
Bisa
can
bera~bera
defecate~defecate
ni.
dem
Beta
1sg
rasa
feel
mo
fut
konto
fart
lei!
also
I could get diarrhea. I feel like farting too.
Comment:
The reduplicated form
bera~bera
(from
bera
'defecate') means 'to have diarrhea'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 255
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Datapoints:
Focus particle ‘also’: After the focused element
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