Definition
A classifying statement is followed by a specific example.
English examples
- He cut up the meat, chopping it into small pieces.
- John worked all day. He cut the grass. He trimmed the hedge. He dug the vegetable patch.
Kovol examples
Specific marked in bold
- Nagama. Abagam me mangab a ogo neleb a mandagama.”
“You did it. You lifted my heart (made me mad) and did it and went around.”
- əgə abuwa. Umog əgə abuwa
"you will get, you will get the seeds"
- "Nasim honom tol mulunn higeb obob teb tripela higeb oboob tebeninn"
"cut the poles carry and come, cut three carry and come"
- Ilib his hogu ogo higemind. Ong agambi Beli obugum ombo hihebigot. Obugum heym hihebigot.
"They came up and cut him on his body. He was there and he cut/split Beli’s hand. He cut/split the thumb."
- Tagul om ege higining. Sul hogu yab higuwa, yoguwa, hogu ege palibining.”
“Palm tree it you will cut. Sul bark (type of palm tree) you go down and cut it, and it falls, and you will peel the bark.”
- Se om mehamong asamog nagam nom, amisi, teb wi haga. Hogot omulum ege palibigom nom, amisi, teb ege wi haga.
"Now, this morning the work I did is this, I've come and said, it's done. I have removed the pig's testicles that I've come and said and have done."
Kovol description
1, 4 and 6.
A generic verb like nenim "to work" is used in the generic, followed by a more specific verb.
2, 3. and 5.
The same verb is repeated in both generic and specific, with more information added in the specific.
This pattern seems very flexible. It doesn't seem very different to Head-amplification.
Degree of confidence
Low
While common, it hasn't been easy to find examples that clearly show a pattern that can be suggested to describe them.