SENĆOŦEN: A Grammar of the Saanich Language

59 More Reduplication Patterns

The concept of reduplication was introduced in §41.3 on the collective plural. Reduplication is when all or part of a word is copied and attached like a prefix or suffix. Reduplication also was part of the patters described in §42.2 and §43. It would be good to review those three sections now. It is important to understand that there are different reduplication patterns and each has its own meaning. This section covers the four remaining SENĆOŦEN reduplication patterns: ‘diminutive,’ ‘characteristic,’ ‘inceptive,’ and ‘affective.’ The diminutive is very common. The other three patterns are not used as often, but they are important in some words.
 

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