- Language or dialect:
- Agob-Ende-Kawam
- Feature:
- Are elements apart from verbs or nouns reduplicated?
- Coding:
-
present
(Lindsey 2018)
- Comment:
- Some adjectives have reduplicated forms that agree with plural nouns. Plurality is not otherwise marked on the noun, unless it’s a kinship term, in which case the noun may also be reduplicated.
(157) Mälläng ik a ulle~ulle abal dagaeya.
nose inside nom plural~big very cop.pst.du
His nostrils were very big.
RE_EN006 4.1
(158) Ngämo llan a tubu~tubu agnegän, obo da tupi~tupi.
1sg.poss ear nom plural~short aux.rec.3sgA>3plP, 3sg.poss nom plural~long.
My ears were made short, but his are [still] long.
SE_PN001 51.1
Some adjectives have reduplicated forms that derive adverbs.
(159) Ngämi mänga~mängall gogllaya gall tapma we
1nse.nom fast~fast paddle.rem.3duS canoe dock.place to
We paddled back very quickly to the canoe place.
RE_EN034 5.2
(160) Kuddä~kuddäll e nindug.
death~death to run.fut.2sgS
Run quickly!
WE_SF001 16.1
