Babanki verb tone

In Babanki, a Grassfields Bantu language of northwestern Cameroon, several tonal patterns can be found on a single verb root depending on the construction in which the verb is used. An underlying high tone may surface normally as high, but unexpectedly as low, or high-falling; while underlying low t...

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Main Author: Pius W. Akumbu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LibraryPress@UF 2015-06-01
Series:Studies in African Linguistics
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107263