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Entry Nr. 420 Muhámmadu, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 420 Muhámmadu, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 421 Egbéno, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 421 Egbéno, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 423 Gbála, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 423 Gbála, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 427 Gol, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 427 Gol, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 428 Bíra, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 428 Bíra, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 429 Disile, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 429 Disile, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 431 Yóno, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 431 Yóno, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 430 Soraga, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 430 Soraga, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 432 Tándo, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 432 Tándo, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 433 Bungo, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 433 Bungo, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 434 ‘Ndsu, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 434 ‘Ndsu, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 459 Laiguandai, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 459 Laiguandai, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 473 Zuma, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 473 Zuma, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 475 Peter Goolth, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 475 Peter Goolth, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 474 Maum Polee, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 474 Maum Polee, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 486 André Do Amaral, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 486 André Do Amaral, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 488 Matilda Mccrear, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 488 Matilda Mccrear, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 489 Redoshi, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 489 Redoshi, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Entry Nr. 476 Un-Named Woman From Dahomey, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd 2022 Northern Illinois University

Entry Nr. 476 Un-Named Woman From Dahomey, Aaron Spencer Fogleman, Robert Hanserd

500 African Voices

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Diminutive Noun Class In Bantu Languages: Is Kiswahili Deviant?, Rodrick G. Ndomba 2022 University of Dar-es-Salaam

Diminutive Noun Class In Bantu Languages: Is Kiswahili Deviant?, Rodrick G. Ndomba

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Noun class prefixes ki-/vi- and ka-/tu- found in Bantu diminutives are widespread despite claims that these affixes are missing in Kiswahili. This study was qualitative, employing data from Kiswahili native speakers, selected literary works of art written in Kiswahili by Kiswahili speakers, and Kiswahili chat messages from WhatsApp forums of Kiswahili speakers. The study reveals that Kiswahili speakers use ka- and tu- affixes in addition to ki /vi- to form diminutives. These affixes may attach to noun stems as in ka-toto/tu-toto ‘tiny child/tiny children’; or may attach to prefixed stems as pre-prefixes as in ki-m-nazi ‘small/short coconut tree’ and vi-mi-nazi …


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