Value Only iconic functions

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Functions of reduplication
References
Sandefur 1979

Examples

  1. Thet olgamanolgaman olabat jingat na "[...]".
    Thet
    dem
    olgaman~olgaman
    red.older.woman
    olabat
    3pl
    jing-at
    sing-out
    na
    now
    "[...]".
    [...]
    Those women, they call out now: "[...]"
  2. Wanbala olmen bin ran garrimap thad boks. Imin rekin im thad bigwan-bigwan peket.
    Wan-bala
    one-adj2
    olmen
    man
    bin
    pst
    ran
    run
    garrimap
    pick:up
    thad
    dem
    boks.
    box
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    rekin
    think/say
    im
    3sg
    thad
    dem
    bigwan-bigwan
    red.big:adj
    peket.
    packet
    One old man ran and picked up that box. He reckoned it was those big packets.

    See Angelo et al. 1998

  3. Im-in baj-im-ap-baj-im-ap.
    Im-in
    3sg-pst
    baj-im-ap~baj-im-ap.
    pass-tr-up-pass-tr-up
    He was bringing it.

    See Sandefur 1979: 117

  4. Wan lain deibin gowin-gowin.
    Wan
    one
    lain
    line
    dei=bin
    3pl=pst
    gowin~gowin.
    red.go:in
    They went in one line. (referring to cockroaches)

    See Bennett 1986: 6

  5. Dei bin traitrai. Najing.
    Dei
    3pl
    bin
    pst
    trai~trai.
    red.try
    Najing.
    nothing
    They tried and tried and tried. But it was useless.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

  6. Thet difrendifrenwan.
    Thet
    dem
    difren~difren-wan.
    red.different-adj
    They are different ones.
  7. Imin dalim ola lilwanlilwan kokiroj.
    Im=in
    3s=pst
    dal-im
    tell-tr
    ola
    all
    lilwan~lilwan
    red.little:adj
    kokiroj.
    cockroach
    It told the little cockroaches.

    See Bennett 1986: 3

  8. Thet kenggaru bin toktok.
    Thet
    dem
    kenggaru
    kangaroo
    bin
    pst
    tok~tok.
    red.talk
    The kangaroo was talking.