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Verb doubling and focus
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No verb doubling
Example 26-115:
deɪ plɛin ɔ faɪtin? deɪ plɛin
deɪ
3pl
plɛ-in
play-
prog
ɔ
or
faɪt-in
fight-
prog
Are they playing or fighting? They are playing.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Feature:
Verb doubling and focus
Source:
Own knowledge
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