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Functions of reduplication
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Word-class-changing function
Example 36-35:
Ia itxiba e, kara ngê ka m'me
rô-rôthu
.
Ia
presv
itxiba
banana
e,
dem
kara
every
ngê
person
ka
fut
m'me
eat
rô-rôthu.
two~two
Here are the bananas, everyone will eat two each.
French:
Voici les bananes, chacun en mangera deux à la fois.
Source:
Maurer 1995
: 154
Example 36-36:
foga-foga, fo-foga
foga~foga,
suffocate.
red
fo~foga
suffocate.
red
asthma
Source:
Maurer 1995
: 153
Example 36-37:
Tia si si-sisima, nê txo têtêmbu.
Tia
country
si
dem
si~sisima,
red
.dark
nê
not.even
txo
little
têtêmbu.
star
It is very dark here, there are no stars.
French:
Il fait très obscur, il n'y a pas d'étoiles.
Source:
Maurer 1995
: 153
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Angolar
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Angolar
Feature:
Functions of reduplication
Source:
Maurer 1995
: 153f.
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