Reduplication is commonly used to emphasise plurality; however, reduplication has many other functions. For example, means "(all the) people", but means "scarecrow". Similarly, while means "heart" or "liver", is a verb meaning "to be careful". Also, not all reduplicated words are inherently plural, such as "scarecrow/scarecrows", "a/some sheep" and "butterfly/butterflies". Some reduplication is rhyming rather than exact, as in "(all sorts of) vegetables".
Reduplication is commonly used to emphasis,e plurality; however reduplication has many other functions. For example, means "(all the) people", but means "scarecrow". Similarly, while means "heart" or "liver", is a verb meaning "to be careful". Also, not all reduplicated words are inherently plural, such as "scarecrow/scarecrows", ",a/some sheep" and "butterfly/butterflies". Some reduplication is rhyming rather than exact as in "(all sorts of) vegetables".