On the “Atypical” Imperative Verb Form in Manda
This paper accounts for the atypical Imperative verb form found in Manda, a Bantu language spoken along the shores of Lake Nyasa in southern Tanzania. Unlike the vast majority of Bantu languages, Manda lacks a reflex of the so called “morphologically specialized” imperative. Instead, Imperatives (as...
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Language: | English |
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Finnish Oriental Society
2020-11-01
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Series: | Studia Orientalia Electronica |
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Online Access: | https://journal.fi/store/article/view/69737 |