Datapoint Seychelles Creole/Functions of reduplication

Values

Attenuating function

Example 56-61:
Kan'em ou pa lav li prop prop, ou ganny konmsi en tanpon.
Kanmem
if
ou
2sg
pa
neg
lav
wash
li
it
prop~prop,
clean~clean
ou
2sg
ganny
get
konmsi
like
en
a
tanpon.
bung
If you don't rinse it very thoroughly, you will get some kind of bung.
French: Si vous ne le lavez pas proprement, vous aurez une espèce de tampon. (Bollée & Rosalie 1994: 89)

Source: Bollée and Rosalie 1994: 88

Example 56-62:
Mon ti a kapab marye avek sa fiy, me selman i en pti pe vilenn-vilenn.
Mon
1sg
ti
pst
a
fut
kapab
can
marye
marry
avek
with
sa
dem
fiy,
girl
me
but
selman
only
i
3sg
en
a
pti
little
pe
bit
vilenn~vilenn.
ugly~ugly
I might marry that girl, only she is just a little bit ugly.

Source: Bollée 2003: 223

Example 56-63:
mars marse; dans danse; manz manze
mars
walk
marse;
walk
dans
dance
danse;
dance
manz
eat
manze
eat
walk continuously; dance continuously; eat randomly
Confidence:
Very certain