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Value Distributivity marked by reduplication
Language:
Angolar
Parameter:
Adnominal distributive numerals
References
Maurer 1995
: 154
Examples
Ia itxiba e, kara ngê ka m'me rô-rôthu.
Ia
PRESENTATIVE
itxiba
banana
e,
dem
kara
every
ngê
person
ka
fut
m'me
eat
rô-rôthu.
two-two
Here are the bananas, everybody will eat two at a time.
Voici les bananes, chacun en mangera deux à la fois.
Ka pê taya kôôndja lêtu fia e ki ũa-ũa taminha e.
Ka pê taya kôôndja lêtu fia e ki ũa-ũa taminha e.
pst
put coconut inside leaf
dem
with one-one bowl
dem
They put slices of coconut in the [banana] leaves with every bowl.
Ils mirent des tranches de noix de coco dans les feuilles avec chacun des bols.
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