- tewar-tewar
REDUP-walk tewar-tewar
REDUP-walk 'walk on and on' tib-tib
REDUP-provide.for tib-tib
REDUP-provide.for 'exactly enough' haqax-haqax
REDUP-breathe...
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waakua not ni INT vaka-.yaco-ra make-happen-TR tale
again a ART caka.caka
REDUP-do yai INT i+na on+ART siga.tabu
Sunday au saa vei-.vutuni.-takina sara...
- noun stems. Thus: къартоп-мaртоп qartop-martop potato-
REDUP къартоп-мaртоп qartop-martop potato-
REDUP "potatoes and the like" aнa-бaбa ana-baba mother-father...
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ileila sika. siai NEG po COM ke HORT ila~ila
REDUP~look sika
straight siai po ke ila~ila sika NEG COM HORT
REDUP~look
straight 'She did not feel safe.' sikiai...
- ki G
kinei here angaanga.
REDUP-work Ka lōmamai ai ia
Ngake ki
kinei angaanga. TAM come.PL ANAPH.PN ART
Ngake G here
REDUP-work The
whole of
Ngake will...
- baccõ ko children.DAT ek-ek one-one.
REDUP tɔfī
toffee do. give.IMP {baccõ ko} ek-ek tɔfī do. children.DAT one-one.
REDUP toffee give.IMP give a
toffee to...
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follows tonooto’óótowoo. toon-to’oot-owoo IC.
REDUP-hit(TI)-1S tonooto’óótowoo. toon-to’oot-owoo IC.
REDUP-hit(TI)-1S 'I am
hitting it (over and over).'...
- qe-qehuni
REDUP-tree "trees" (Cə-reduplication)
qehuni → qe-qehuni tree {}
REDUP-tree "tree" {} "trees" seʼdiq
person "person" → sede-seʼdiq
REDUP-person...
- used to
indicate a
repeated action. u-tuka~tuka 3SG-
REDUP~knock
ukena door u-tuka~tuka
ukena 3SG-
REDUP~knock door "He is
knocking on the door (repeatedly)...
- gal-gal-g̃u10-ne-ra dig̃ir god gal-gal-g̃u-ene-ra great-
REDUP-1.POSS-PL.AN-DAT dig̃ir gal-gal-g̃u-ene-ra god great-
REDUP-1.POSS-PL.AN-DAT "for my
great gods" The possessive...