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dc.contributor.authorBatibo, H.M.
dc.contributor.authorKgolo, N.
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-17T12:43:26Z
dc.date.available2017-08-17T12:43:26Z
dc.date.issued2016-07-28
dc.identifier.otherhttp://www.ub.bw/ojs/index.php/lasu/article/view/662en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/1726
dc.description.abstractThe proto-forms of the prefixes of classes 9/10 in Bantu languages have invariably been represented as *n-/*n- (Meeussen 1967: 97) and *ny-/*ny- (Guthrie 1971). Some scholars have proposed other forms, especially for Cl.10. Katamba (2003) has however noted that many of the contemporary Bantu languages have reduced these forms to N-/N- or Ø-/ Ø-. Thus, one finds many different manifestations of these class prefixes in the contemporary Bantu languages. This paper uses the basic descriptive theory to examine the nature and function of the prefixes of noun classes 9/10 in a selected number of Bantu languages. The main assumption of the study is that these noun class prefixes have made far-reaching evolution in their form and function due to several related phonetic and historical reasons, resulting in their reduction in some cases. The study, which is based on both primary and secondary data, reveals several types of evolutionary trends which have been followed by these prefixes.en_US
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dc.publisherJournal of the Linguistics Association of Southern African Development Community Universities, journals.ub.bw/index.php/lasuen_US
dc.rightsLASU journal jointly with the author. The views expressed in the journal are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of LASU.en_US
dc.sourceJournal of the Linguistics Association of Southern African Development Community Universities; Vol. 4, No. 4 (2016): Special Edition in Memory of Professor Malillo E.M. Machobaneen_US
dc.subjectBantu languagesen_US
dc.subjectnoun prefixen_US
dc.subjectnoun classes 9/10en_US
dc.subjectnasal retentionen_US
dc.subjectnasal segmenten_US
dc.subjectdeletionen_US
dc.titleNasal retention of noun prefixes of classes 9/10 in Bantu languages: a case study from Setswana, Kiswahili and Shisukumaen_US
dc.type.ojsPeer-reviewed Articleen_US


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