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I'm sure there's a better example in Ukrainian, but
Як як? Ну як як? Як як як...
Not really a pun and not translateable as a joke, but same word that can repeat to form a sentence.
Joke is a guy went to the zoo and friend is asking him how was yak. He replies with yak was like yak.
Something similar in Finnish;
Kokoo koko kokko kokoon. Koko kokkoko kokoon? Koko kokko kokoon.
Which translates to
Put together the whole bonfire. The whole bonfire together? The whole bonfire together.
There are several versions of these kinds of puns in German, one version:
Wenn Grillen Grillen grillen, grillen Grillen Grillen.
When crickets barbecue crickets, then crickets are barbecuing crickets.