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Full reduplication (including any affixes) with dipping tone can be used to convey uncertainty, especially in response to questions. | 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 derive augmentative words (for example ''xexxerkwë⁴'' "great hunter" from ''xerkwë⁴'' "hunter"). | Initial CV reduplication and stem-initial gemination is used to derive augmentative words (for example ''xexxerkwë⁴'' "great hunter" from ''xerkwë⁴'' "hunter"). | ||
Non-productive reduplication also occurs in some words (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"). | ||