As a class, intensifiers contain all the words that
modify an adjective or an adverb. The study of these words reveals no
structural layers. The structure centers on stem morphemes and the
morphological process that modifies stems to produce intensification.
2.3.1.
Simple Stems :
These are monomorphemic stems with no analyzable inner
structure. They always follow the adjectives and are adjective-specific,
i.e., the selection of the intensifier depends upon the choice of the
adjective.
/(z) haglima/
`very (cold)’
/(thayg) marayga/
`very (hot)’
/(thįyg) grag/
`very (pisonous)’
/(syap) kahlega/
`very (sweet)’
/(prą) mada/
`very (good)’
2.3.2.
Reduplication :
The adjective and the adverb stems are often reduplicated
to bring about intensification.
(i)
Adjectives are totally reduplicated.
/dra dra/
`very big’
(ii)
Adverbs may be reduplicated totally or partially. In
partial reduplication, it is often the adverbializer that is not repeated.
yągõ/ 
ky
/
) haglima/
/
