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Nigerian Pidgin
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1.1
Etymology
1.2
Adverb
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before before
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Malagasy
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Nigerian Pidgin
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Etymology
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Reduplication
of
before
.
Adverb
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before
before
a
long
time
ago
(Can we
date
this quote?)
, Tessa Welch, “Nozibele an three hairs”, in
Storybooks African Languages
[1]
:
Before before
, three girls go pack wood.
A long time ago
, three girls went out to collect wood.
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