Datapoint Tok Pisin/Functions of reduplication

Reduplication expresses mainly iteration.

Values

Only iconic functions

Example 22-52:
Tasol mi painim painim, nogat.
Tasol
but
mi
1sg
painim~painim,
search~search
nogat.
nothing
I kept searching but in vain.

Source: Verhaar 1995: 332

Example 22-53:
Ston i tantanim i kam daun.
ston
stone
i
pm
tan~tanim
iter~turn
i
pm
kam
come
daun
down
The stone rolled down.

Source: Mihalic 1971: 192

Example 22-54:
Ol i kam tupela tupela.
Ol
3pl
i
pm
kam
come
tu-pela~tu-pela.
two-mod~two-mod
They came two by two.
Confidence:
Certain