Datapoint Creolese/Functions of reduplication

Although both iconic and attenuating are possible, they normally have different supra-segmental features.

Values

Attenuating and word-class-changing function

Example 5-45:
dem piknii dee fós fós
dem
those
piknii
child
dee
be
fós~fós
first~first
The children went in front. OR: Those children were very much in front. (iconic interpretation)

Source: Rickford 1987: 230 (line 1142)

Example 5-46:
mii duu kàin káin wok
mii
I
duu
do
kàin~káin
kind~kind
wok
work
I do all kinds of work. OR: I do work of this kind, that kind, the other kind.

Source: Rickford 1987: 228

Example 5-47:
bloo bloo
bloo
blow.v
bloo
blow.v
a whistle (noun)
Confidence:
Very certain