In some expressions a word is repeated to intensify or emphasize - "really/very....".
For example,
wx-nj
-nj |
pay sy&y sy&y | Go straight ahead. |
|
16jwdhwdh |
ju&u ka@y ka@y | It is quite near. |
|
,ads;kos;ko |
ma&k wa%an wa%an | I like it rather sweet. |
- thano%n 4tVqo is used
in the names of streets and roads; Xmk'? tha#aG (path, way, direction;
side, team, political party) is not.
|
4tVqos^;'rt[k' |
thano%n lu%angphabaaG | Luang Prabang Road |
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4tVqo]hko-hk' |
thano%n la@ansa@aG | Lane Xane Avenue. |
- Note the use of phu@n r5ho in the following sentences.
| 3,'16jr5ho |
mo#oG yu&u phu@n | The watch is over there. |
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16jxkdg-r5ho |
ju&u pa^akse#e phu@n | It is over in Pakse. |