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Journal of African Languages and Literatures, Iss 5 (2024)
ISSN 2723-9764 · UniorPress · 38 artikel di indeks
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The pragmatic particle ’áda in Kambaata (Cushitic)
This study investigates the morphological makeup, syntactic features and pragmatic functions of ’áda, a pragmatic marker (pm) in Kambaata (Cushitic). The data were drawn from a corpus of two hours of recorded, transcribed and annotated spontaneous speech. The pragmatic marker is a freestanding…
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The one replaced by a crow An Amazigh tale from Eastern Kabylia (Tasahlit/English)
This tale was recorded in December 2022 in Melbou (Aït Segoual confederation, Aït Bouhafan fraction, Eastern Kabylia, Algeria) by Youdas N’ Saâdi Lbuhfani from his mother Tabaâmrant. It’s told in Tasahlit, a northern Amazigh language, precisely in the Aït Segoual variety, called Tasegwalit, which…
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An element-based analysis of nasal-glide assimilation in the Taqbaylit prepositional phrase
In this paper we aim to describe and analyze the different phonetic realizations resulting from nasal-glide assimilations in some dialects of Taqbaylit Berber. Specifically, we aim to study the assimilation of the nasal-approximant /n-w/ which yield to different labial(ized) realizations [ww, pp…
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Literary aesthetics of Klama lyrics: An exploration of allusion
Folk songs have been a major part of ceremonies in most African societies of which the Krobo in Ghana are no exception. One striking type of folk music of the Krobo is Klama. Klama songs serve as a platform to instruct, entertain, educate as well as chastise wrong doers. In the belly of these songs…
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Wh-question formation in Lokạạ
This paper discusses wh-questions in the Benue-Congo language, Lokạạ. The different strategies of wh-question formation are examined. It is observed that in addition to the ex-situ and in-situ strategies, the language allows partial wh-movement under embedded clauses. It is shown, however, that…
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On the semantics of Tarifiyt verbs of seeing
The Amazigh (aka Berber) language Tarifiyt has two different roots for ‘to see’, ẓr, and wř, which are in partial complementary distribution depending on the aspect of the verb. In this article, the exact distribution of these verb roots is discussed for one paticular variety of Tarifiyt, that…
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A cultural-conceptual analysis of plant-related proverbs in Nzema
Proverbs are wise sayings that are built from socio-cultural experiences, including natural phenomena and objects such as plants, animals, rivers, among others. This paper focuses on plant-proverbs in Nzema, and how the imagery of plants provides basis for conceptualising human behavioural…
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Iraqw personal names and naming practices: Some linguistic observations
This article discusses the use of names, their meaning and the naming system among speakers of Iraqw, a Southern Cushitic language spoken in Tanzania. This preliminary documentation of personal naming practices considers naming as an important socio-cultural aspect of Iraqw people: names are not…