Datapoint Bislama/Adnominal distributive numerals

Values

Distributivity marked by reduplication

Example 23-66:
Mifala i putum long lanwis blong Mota be wan wan aelan blong Bankis hemi gat difren nem blong ol samting ia long lanwis blong olgeta.
Mifala
1pl.excl
i
agr
putum
put
long
loc
lanwis
language
blong
poss
Mota
Mota
be
but
wan
one
wan
one
aelan
island
blong
poss
Bankis
Banks
hemi
3sg.agr
gat
have
difren
different
nem
name
blong
poss
ol
pl
samting
something
ia
def
long
loc
lanwis
language
blong
poss
olgeta.
3pl
We have given (the names) in Mota but every island in the Banks has different names for these things in their own language.

Source: Meyerhoff 1998

Confidence:
Certain