The Passive and Stative Constructions in Ndebele

This paper presents a comparison between the passive and the stative derivations. The stative derivation, which is variously referred to in the literature as the neuter, neuter-passive, quasi-passive, neuter-stative, metastatic-potential, descriptive passive (Satyo 1985), is described by Doke (1947...

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Main Author: Langa Khumalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Africa Research Network 2009-06-01
Series:Nordic Journal of African Studies
Online Access:https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/223