On the verbal system in Langi a Bantu language of Tanzania

This paper presents the Langi verbal system and the various ways in which tense, aspect and mood are encoded. Through a description of the structures and uses of the various forms, it attempts to demonstrate how the different conjugations fit together to form a coherent whole, morphologically and se...

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Autor principal: Margaret Dunham
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Publicado: LibraryPress@UF 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/9ae2ead357bb40449ae6b1f2ff3b55a8
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Sumario:This paper presents the Langi verbal system and the various ways in which tense, aspect and mood are encoded. Through a description of the structures and uses of the various forms, it attempts to demonstrate how the different conjugations fit together to form a coherent whole, morphologically and semantically, and how in some cases the system has been influenced by surrounding Cushitic languages.