Table 3 The Formation of ‘Any’ Constructions in Yoruba by Reduplication
| Root | Underlying form | Derived form | Gloss |
1. | ilé | ilé-kí-ilé | ilékílé | ‘any house’ |
2. | aṣọ | aṣọ-kí-aṣọ | aṣọkáṣọ | ‘any cloth’ |
3. | ọmọ | ọmọ-kí-ọmọ | ọmọkọ́mọ | ‘any child’ |
4. | ìwé | ìwé-kí-ìwé | ìwékíwè | ‘any book’ |
5. | bàbá | bàbá-kí-bàbá | bàbákíbàbá | ‘any father’ |
6. | màmá | màmá-kí-màmá | màmákímàmá | ‘any mother’ |
7. | ibi | ibi-kí-ibi | ibikíbi | ‘any place’ |
8. | òṣìṣẹ́ | òṣìṣẹ́-kí-òṣìṣẹ́ | òṣìṣẹ́kóṣìṣẹ́ | ‘any worker’ |
9. | awakọ̀ | awakọ̀-kí-awakọ̀ | awakọ̀káwakọ̀ | ‘any driver’ |
10. | alágídí | alágídí-kí-alágídí | alágídíkálágídí | ‘any stubborn person’ |
11. | ìgbé | ìgbé-kí-ìgbé | ìgbékúgbé | ‘any thing carried’ |
12. | ìgbà | ìgbà-kí-ìgbà | ìgbàkúgbà | ‘any time’ |