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 ====Reduplication====
-Full stem reduplication is used to broaden adjectives (for example ''töngtöng²'' "somewhat narrow" from ''töng²'' "narrow"), derive new iterative or reflexive meanings from some verbs (for example ''harar³'' "it returns to it" from ''har³'' "it goes to it" (stem ''-ar³-''), collectivize nouns (for example ''kotkotol³'' "fishes (collective)" from ''kotol³'' "fish"), and generalize pronouns (for example ''xöxö¹'' "one of them" from ''xö¹'' "him/her/them").
+Full stem reduplication is used to derive diminutive adjectives (for example ''töngtöng²'' "somewhat narrow" from ''töng²'' "narrow"), new iterative or reflexive meanings from some verbs (for example ''harar³'' "it returns to it" from ''har³'' "it goes to it" (stem ''-ar³-''), collectivize nouns (for example ''kotkotol³'' "fishes (collective)" from ''kotol³'' "fish"), and generalize pronouns (for example ''xöxö¹'' "one of them" from ''xö¹'' "him/her/them").
 Full reduplication (including any affixes) with dipping tone can be used to convey uncertainty, especially in response to questions.
-Initial CV reduplication and gemination is used to augment or intensify words (for example ''xexxerkwë⁴'' "great hunter" from ''xerkwë⁴'' "hunter").
+Initial CV reduplication and gemination is used to derive augmentative words (for example ''xexxerkwë⁴'' "great hunter" from ''xerkwë⁴'' "hunter").
-Non-productive reduplication also occurs in some verbs and onomatopoeia (for example ''tadakw⁵'' "it bleeds it out, it empties it of blood" from ''takw⁵'' "to bleed").
+Non-productive reduplication also occurs in some words (for example ''tadakw⁵'' "it bleeds it out, it empties it of blood" from ''takw⁵'' "to bleed").
 ==Syntax==