[Mihalic] kai2

[Eva Lindstrom]

Hello all,

are you familiar with the habit of writing words like kaikai,
pukpuk etc as kai2, puk2 (with superscript '2')? I've seen it
in personal letters (in New Ireland) and am curious how and
where it may have developed -- between high school students
separated in holidays or after leaving school? How spread is
it? Are there other practices of a similar kind?

Thanks & best wishes,

Eva Lindström
Linguistics
Stockholm University