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Value Verb reduplicated
Language:
Sango
Parameter:
Verb doubling and focus
References
Samarin 1967
: 183
Examples
mbi vo vongo pepe
mbi
1sg
vo
buy
vo-ngo
buy-
nmlz
pepe
neg
I didn't buy it (because someone gave it to me).
See
Samarin 1967
: 134
Azo avo gi vongo.
a-zo
pl
-person
a-vo
pm
-buy
gi
only
vo-ngo
buy-
nmlz
People just buy it (without subscribing to the newspaper).
See
Samarin 1967
: 134
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