Reduplication: full

Category
Morphology - General
Notes
The full morpheme is reduplicated

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla yes
Cupeño yes
Luiseño yes
Serrano yes
Kitanemuk yes
Kawaiisu yes
Timbisha yes
Western Mono yes
Chemehuevi yes
Southern Paiute yes
Southern Ute yes
Shoshone yes
Comanche yes
Idaho Shoshone yes
Northern Paiute yes
Gabrielino yes
Achagua yes not productive Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 55
Resígaro no Allin notes that there may be some frozen reduplication, but this is not productive and the unreduplicated forms are no longer available. However, the verb phrase can be repeated in total (for simple VPs) or in part (complex VPs) to give a repetitive read Allin 1976: 113, 210
Bare yes marks repetitive aspect, reduplication of the final syllable of a verbal stem. Some verbs use full reduplication, some use partial. Aikhenvald, 1995: 31
Piapoco no info
Yukuna yes Examples of partial and total reduplication. Shauer & Shauer, 2000: p. 517
Yavitero no info
Wapishana no Santos 2006
Wayuu no info
Tariana no There is perhaps an archaic reduplicated form of the causative morpheme as an intensifier. Aikhenvald 2003: 274
Apurinã no only for onomotopaeic forms Facundes, 2000: 250
Asheninka Apurucayali yes Mihas 2010:120
Maipure no info Zamponi 2003:21-36
Yanesha' yes This occurs with verbs to express iterative meaning Duff-Tripp 1997:164
Kinikinau no info
Baure yes This is especially common in nouns, "particularly animal names"; "found on verb, adjective, and some adverbial stems for intensification or emphasis" Danielsen 2007: p96
Nanti no Michael, 2008
Paresi no info Rowan 1978, Rowan and Burgess 1979, Brandão 2010
Palikur no info Launey 2003
Yine no info Matteson 1965
Añun no info Patte 1989
Bora yes Seifart - 2005:96-100
Makiritare no no evidence so far- this does not seem to be very common in any Carib lgs Hall 1988; Escoriaza 1959
Makushi yes Seen when conveying a large (numeral) number. Carson 1982:73
Eñepa no info only one mention of reduplication Payne 2012:339
Pemon yes de Armellada 1999: 271
Guna yes e.g. dunnu - dunnu (wrinkled) Smith texts
Naso yes Quesada 2000
Ika yes When an adjective is repeated it expresses a greater degree of the quality of it Frank 1985:43
Kogi no info
Cabecar no info
Guaymí no info more likely not
Damana no
Sikuani yes Queixalós 1998:114-115
Macaguan no Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:109-11
Northern Emberá yes Mortensen 1999:31 Catío
Waorani no info
Ingá no However, the repetition of a verb is used to express emphasis. Repetition of words is also used to express a repeated or continuos action. Levinson 1976b:88
Matses yes Verbal reduplication Fleck:453
Mapudungun yes Salas 1992, p.188 Full reduplication is used to convey "duration in time". In addition to verbal full reduplication a morpheme which specifies the kind of duration needs to co-occur.
Páez no info
Quechua Ayacuchano no Parker 1965:84-6
Tikuna no info More likely not
Urarina yes Olawsky:418
Waunana no info
Andoke no info
Puinave no info
Central Aymara no Huayhua Pari 2001 The only mentions I found of any kind of reduplication/repetition were in reference to interjections (Huayhua Pari 2001: 228) and as a way to pluralize some nouns (Gomez 1992: 32)
Kakua no Bolaños fieldnotes
Kaingang yes reduplicated verbs for plurality Cavalcante 1987:58-65
Minica Witoto yes reduplication of verb root Minor and Minor 1982. p.52 when the root is vocal, insert a glotal 'h' between the two vowels.
Hup no Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no info Weir 1984
Dâw no Martins 2004
Desano yes Miller 1999, p.111
Cubeo yes The diminutive suffix, -xĩ, is occasionally duplicated, particularly with the dĩ- 'this' prefix. Chacón 2012:207-208
Kotiria no info Stenzel 2007
Makuna no info Smothermon & Smothermon 1993 not indicated/expected
Koreguaje yes Cook & Criswell 1993, p.85
Barasano no Jones & Jones 1991, p.41-47
Tanimuca no Strom 1992, p.62
Siona no info Wheeler 1987
Tukano no info West and Welch 2004; Ramirez 1997
Yanomami yes has the effect of deverbalizing a stative verb, but with other verbs it expresses rapid, periodic repetition of an action without interruption Ramirez 1994: p.365
Ninam yes Goodwin-Gomez : p.35
Sanumá yes Borgman 1990: p.198
Surui no info
Karitiana yes However, reduplication is not a productive phenomenon. It only happen in less than 20 words and some not all of them fully reduplicate. Everett 2006:210
Nheengatu yes Cruz 2011:74, 308
Paraguayan Guaraní no info more likely not
Aché yes There is at least full reduplication of a morpheme to show intensity or dinamism. Susnik 1974:54
Kokama no there is partial redup., but rare Vallejos 2010:153-154
Nyangumarta yes 1
Jingulu yes 1
Wambaya yes 1
Bunuba yes 1
Walmajarri yes 1
Nyulnyul yes 1
Warrwa yes 1
Worrorra yes 42-3 1
Garrwa no info X
Gooniyandi yes 1
Warlpiri yes s108 1
Bardi yes 1
Yugambeh
Yorta Yorta yes 99 1
Yir Yoront
Yindjibarndi no info x
Yidiny yes 1
Yanyuwa no info x
Yandruwandha yes 107 1
Yan-nhangu
Yalarnnga yes 51-3 1
Woiwurrung yes 106-121 1
Wirangu yes 43-45 1
Wemba-Wemba yes H 27-28, 49 1
Warumungu yes 16 1
Wangkumara yes r29-33 1
Uradhi No 364 0
Paakantyi yes 158, 181 1
Pitta-Pitta yes 212 1
Pintupi no info x
Nyungar yes 12, 19, d35-6 1
Nhanta yes 72 1
Ngiyambaa yes 37-38 1
Ngayawang No info x
Muruwari yes 50, 82, 129 1
Mpakwithi
Mayi-Yapi yes 34 1
Martuthunira no 34 0
Marrgany yes 312 1
Kuuk Thaayorre Yes 61 1
Kuku Yalanji yes 24 1
Kugu-Nganhcara yes 382 1
Kaurna yes 7 1
Kalkatungu yes 25b 1
Jaru yes 234 1
Guugu-Yimidhirr yes 87 1
Gureng Gureng yes 67, 94 1
Gupapuyngu
Gumbaynggirr yes 316 1
Gugu-Badhun yes 98, 101 1
Yuwaalaraay Yes 86 1
Dyirbal yes 242 1
Duungidjawu yes 49, 89 1
Djinang Yes 125 1
Djabugay
Diyari no 0
Dharuk
Dharawal no info x
Darkinyung yes 138, 141, 149, 171 1
Bularnu yes 19 1
Biri yes 32 1
Bidjara-Gungabula yes 21; 135-6 1
Batyala Yes 4 1
Arabana yes 135 1
Alyawarr no info X
Nyikina yes 1
Yawuru
Ngarinyin
Yulparija Yes 51 1
Wathawurrung yes 84 1
Mathi-Mathi yes 74, 93, 100 1
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie yes 67, 91 1
Thanggati yes 17 1
Katthang yes 48 1
Panyjima no info x
Ngarinyeri No info x
Kurrama no info x
Yingkarta yes 1
Githabul yes 6 1
Gunya yes 312 1
Kunjen yes 126 1
WesternTorres no info x
Wakaya yes 10.1.1 1
Yindjilindji yes 513 1
Bandjalang yes 83 1
Ngaatjatjara yes 77 1
Arrernte Yes 195 1
Kokatha Yes 58 1
Karajarri Yes 64 1
Pitjantjatjara Yes G 145 1
Ritharrngu Yes 21 1
Warrgamay Yes 35 1
Warluwarra yes 951 1
Warnman no info x
Djapu yes 78 1
Bilinarra yes 6.1.2.11 1
Wiradjuri yes 27 1
Aghu-Tharnggala Yes 50 1
Narungga Yes 83 1
Tharrkari Yes 24 1
Wajarri Yes 63 1
Warungu yes 238, 315 1
Adnyamathanha
Yagua no info Payne and Payne 1990
Baniwa yes Ramirez 2001:336