Echo Reduplication

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Echo reduplication repeats a word with an altered initial sound to convey an extended, approximate, or miscellaneous category.

Episodes that teach this

Sanskrit vs Tamil - Which is the Oldest? Future IQ · explained at 8:16 27,069 views
Chaiwa, kitabita, paniwani. This is there in many Indian languages, right?

Examples & generalisations

Concrete examples: Chaiwa, kitabita, paniwani