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TRANSLATION 1: MORPHOLOGY

Language type:  Analytic/Isolating

   Example:

khuej   kin  njaa  njuu naa

buffalo eat grass  in  ricefield

A buffalo is eating grass in the ricefield.

Morphological processes:

Process	Meaning	Example
reduplication	emphasis	phaeng phaeng, suey suey
reduplication	plural	dek dek

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