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7-4.13 Nonce reduplication

7-4.13.1 Nouns

Reduplication that repeats for emphasis is quite

common.
P"irsa, p'irsa, na.x k'ata.mp chich ama:.t"a.
strength Ip more want

‘Strength, strength, I want more chicha (for strength)!'
(Sitajara)

Calacoa has a verse to introduce riddles that
contains two reduplications of this type frozen into a

jingle.

May may sa.mama. ‘One, one I'll say to you.'
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F

Kun kun s.ita:ta ? ‘What, what will you say to me?'
oT 2+]

F

The following is an example of a reduplicative number

phrase.

tunka tunka juspajara.mpi ‘ten (times) ten thank you'
(e. g., ‘thank you very, very
much') (Juli)