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Example 72-52
Kajijirrima dei yusta jingimbat darrei yawulyu.
Kajijirri-ma
old.woman.
red
-
top
dei
3pl
.
sbj
yusta
used.to
jing-im-bat
sing-
tr
-
cont
darrei
that.way
yawulyu.
sacred.song
The old women used to sing sacred songs over there.
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Comment:
Partial reduplication used for expressing plurality in a Gurindji-derived word.
Type:
narrative
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
cite
Datapoints:
Functions of reduplication: Only iconic functions
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