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No, no I don't.
Start saying "No, no I don't" repeatedly and you somehow end up saying "don't No, no I".
Really makes you think 🤔
When I was in elementary school like 25 years ago, the joke was. Repeat "nis-pe" faster and faster. We all laughed like the immature children we were.
Ablaut reduplication.
BBC newspaper article on Ablaut Reduplication.