Datapoint Sango/Verb doubling in temporal clauses

This is not frequently used, as far as I can tell, but it is attested, for which see the examples 313, 314 and 315.

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Verb doubling is possible in temporal clauses

Example 59-313:
ko na agwe awe, melenge na ati na toto ngbii
koli
husband
ni
det
agwe
sm.go
awe,
already
melenge
child
ni
det
ati
sm.fall
na
prep
toto
cry
ngbii
long.time
After the husband had gone, the child (his wife) began crying a long time.

Source: nd

Example 59-314:
Gango so mo ga ndo so so, mbi sara mbeni sioni yi na mo si mo gwe mo ken' ti to na mbi mbeti so?
Gango
come.nmlz
so
rel
mo
2sg
ga
come
ndo
place
so
dem
so,
thus
mbi
1sg
sara
do
mbeni
some
sioni
bad
yi
thing
na
prep
mo
2sg
si
then
mo
2sg
gwe
go
mo
2sg
ken'
refuse
ti
of
to
send
na
prep
mbi
2sg
mbeti
paper
so?
thus
When you came here, did I do something bad to you that you went and refuse/refused to send me a letter?
Example 59-315:
gongo so ala goo so, ala goo ngbii, ala si na da ti koli ni
gongo
going
so
rel
ala
3pl
gwe
go
so,
rel
ala
3pl
gwe
go
ngbii,
long.time
ala
3pl
si
arrive
na
prep
da
house
ti
of
koli
husband
ni
det
After having gone a long time they arrived at the husband's house. OR: They went a long time and then arrived at the husband's house.

Source: nd