The Anterior-Passive Portmanteau Suffix in Tiania
In this brief paper we show that the Bantu language Tiania (a variety of Kimeru spoken in Kenya) has a curious gap in the expression of the passive. In the anterior tenses that take an /-eet-ɛ/ inflectional ending, it is not possible to use the otherwise general -w passive suffix (*-eet-w-ɛ). Inste...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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LibraryPress@UF
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Studies in African Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/133237 |