3.1.2.3. Exhaustive

The exhaustive form also expresses a plural meaning, but it individuates members of a set. The exhaustive form of plural objects is realized by multiple reduplication along an arc movement. To express the meaning โ€˜I ask each of themโ€™, the verb starts at a location close to the signerโ€™s mouth and moves towards a location on the contralateral side of the signing space. While moving towards the ipsilateral side, the forward movement of the base form is reduplicated but often reduced.

 

            1ask3pl++                                                        

                โ€˜I ask each of them.โ€™