Table 2 The Formation of the Agentive in Yoruba by Reduplication

	Verb	Gloss	Agentive	Gloss
1.	paná	‘quench (fire)’	panápaná	‘firefighter’
2.	wolé	‘inspect (house)’	woléwolé	‘inspector’
3.	yọyín	‘remove (teeth)’	yọyínyọyín	‘dentist’
4.	wáṣẹ́	‘seek (job)’	wáṣẹ́wáṣẹ́	‘job seeker’
5.	gbálẹ̀	‘sweep (floor)’	gbálẹ̀gbálẹ̀	‘floor sweeper’
6.	gbá	‘sweep’	*gbágbá	—
7.	wo	‘inspect’	*wowo	—
8.	dírọ́bà	‘repair (plastic)’	dírọ́bàdírọ́bà	‘plastic repairer’
9.	dí	‘repair’	*dídí	—
10.	fọgọ́tà	‘wash gutter’	fọgọ́tàfọgọ́tà	‘gutter washer’
11.	fọ	‘wash’	*fọfọ	—