Search: Start Page ➙ Language: Maybrat (ayz) Alternative Names  Mai Brat, Ayamaru, Ajamaru, Brat, Maibrat, Mey Brat, Atinjo, Majbrat, Maite Family/Group  West Papuan, Bird's Head Area  Australia and New Guinea General Data  spoken on the Bird's Head Peninsula, Papua Province, Indonesia Typological Information  • phonetically CC-sequences are broken up by an epenthetic schwa (cf. Dol 2007: 32); perceptual and acoustic evidence suggests that syllable structure in Maybrat is derived from the phonetic structure of a form which includes this schwa (cf. Dol 2007: 37) • SVO • 2 genders • verb sequences (serial verbs) Reduplication Form-Function  • full: intensification • echo word formation: intensification there is also an example of a seemingly partially reduplicated word form expressing intensification (see Dol 2007: 58) but the lack of other similar examples suggests productivity from low to none at all Relationship Form-Function  various forms - one function Forms  Select Valueσ echo stem VC   Functions  Select Valueintensification lexical enrichment Patterns  Select Valuefull partial echo word formation Semantics  Select Valueintensity   Word Classes  Select Value0 — verb adjective/adverb — adjective/adverb noun — noun verb — verb   All Examples  ⊞ References    Terminology    Glossary    Field Descriptions

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