Exceptional Properties of the Reflexive in Bantu Languages by Michael R. Marlo

“… This article provides an overview of the numerous exceptional morphosyntactic and phonological properties of the reflexive compared to other object prefixes in Bantu languages. These properties are considered in light of Marlo’s (2014, 2015, to appear) micro-typological studies of Bantu object marking, and the proposal that the 1sg object prefix and the reflexive may be in a position closer to the verb stem than other object prefixes. …”
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Emphatic Interpretations of Object Marking in Bantu Languages by Hannah Lippard, Justine Sikuku, Crisófia Langa da Câmara, Madelyn Colantes, Kang (Franco) Liu, Michael Diercks

“… This paper investigates emphatic interpretations of object marking in various Bantu languages. We focus on Lubukusu (spoken in Kenya) and Cinyungwe (spoken in Mozambique) in particular, but we also report initial evidence from other Bantu languages (mainly Tiriki, Wanga, and Ikalanga). …”
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Problems of Citation Forms in Dictionaries of Bantu Languages by John G. Kiango

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On the verbal system in Langi a Bantu language of Tanzania by Margaret Dunham

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Grammatical and Lexical Comparison of the Greater Ruvu Bantu Languages by Malin Petzell, Harald Hammarström

“… This article discusses lexical and grammatical comparison and sub-grouping in a set of closely related Bantu language varieties in the Morogoro region, Tanzania. …”
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Early production of the passive in two Eastern Bantu languages by Alcock, K, Rimba, K, Newton, C

“…Use of passive construction in young children was examined in two Eastern Bantu languages spoken in Kenya (Kiswahili and Kigiriama), both with frequent use of passive. …”

Nasal Consonant Processes in Kitharaka by Kithaka wa Mberia

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Mapping between Disjoining and Conjoining Writing Systems in Bantu Languages by Arvi Hurskainen, Riikka Halme

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Modal auxiliary verb constructions in East African Bantu languages by Rasmus Bernander, Maud Devos, Hannah Gibson

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Towards Machine-Readable Lexicons for South African Bantu languages by Sonja E. Bosch, Laurette Pretorius, Jackie Jones

“… Lexical information for South African Bantu languages is not readily available in the form of machine-readable lexicons. …”
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Clausal complementation in Ruuli (Bantu, JE103) by Marie-Louise Lind Sørensen, Alena Witzlack-Makarevich

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Assibi A. Amidu, Semantic Assignment Rules in Bantu Classes (review) by Beata Wójtowicz

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Reflexive-Reciprocal Syncretism in Eastern Bantu Languages of Tanzania: Distribution and Origins by Aron Zahran, Sebastian Dom

“…This paper presents an overview of the distribution of reflexive-reciprocal syncretism in Eastern Bantu languages spoken in Tanzania. Most Bantu languages encode reflexive and reciprocal constructions by means of two distinct verbal affixes. …”
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The AMAR mechanism: nominal expressions in the Bantu languages are shaped by apposition and reintegration by Van de Velde Mark

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Gender Time, Gendered Time: In Parts of Africa by David Schoenbrun

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Transitivity continuum in Swahili by Magdalena Olejarnik

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A Comparison of Approaches to Word Class Tagging: Disjunctively vs. Conjunctively Written Bantu Languages by Elsabé Taljard, Sonja E. Bosch

“… Northern Sotho and Zulu are two South African Bantu languages that make use of different writing systems, viz. a disjunctive and a conjunctive writing system respectively. …”
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Grammaticalization in Fanakalo: simplification, complexification, and acceleration by Alexander Andrason

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Botswana as a decolonial bastion in Africa by Bert van Pinxteren

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Population Size and the Rate of Language Evolution: A Test Across Indo-European, Austronesian, and Bantu Languages by Simon J. Greenhill, Simon J. Greenhill, Xia Hua, Xia Hua, Caela F. Welsh, Hilde Schneemann, Hilde Schneemann, Lindell Bromham, Lindell Bromham

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