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1.1.2.4 Reduplicative compounds
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Reduplicative compounds are compounds in which the first element is a (partial) copy of the second. The latter part is not necessarily a word.

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dät Bumbam (‘see-saw’), die/dät Hächtelmächtel (‘flirting’), hikhakje (‘to quarrel’), dät Hikhak (‘argument’), die Hikhak (‘quarrelsome person’), hushasje, husjefusje (‘to walk slowly’), rumpslump (‘unexpected’), die Rumslump (‘stress, hectic’), ju Warkwark (‘duck’, child language)
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