Table 1. Verbal Reduplication in the Structure of Nzema Proverbs

Base Verb Reduplicated Form
a. wuda ‘fan/rekindle’ wuda-wuda ‘fan/rekindle continuously’
b. ne ‘defecate’ ne-ne ‘defecate continuously’
c. di ‘eat’ di-di ‘eat continuously’
d. su ‘go away’ su-su ‘go away continuously’
e. te ‘tear’ te-te ‘tear continuously’
f. kye ‘tie’ kye-kye ‘tie continuously’