The use of reduplication for a range of purposes in Tagalog, typical in Austronesian languages. Such as:
maaga (adj.) - early
Note: ma- is an adjectival prefix.
Example: Ikaw ay maaga. - You're early.
aga-aga (adj.) - early (emphasis)
Example: Ang aga-aga mo! - You're early!
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- Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:21 pm
- Forum: L&L Museum
- Topic: Quirks in conlangs/natlangs
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- Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:35 pm
- Forum: L&L Museum
- Topic: Weird phrases from real languages
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In quebec sign language (LSQ), you say "peter collects rock one by one with peter" by repeating the same sign 5 times. Hmm, in British Sign Language, we also have more or less the same. In a dialect (London dialect, to be specific) of BSL, you say "A hundred strange Russian boys" by repeating the s...