Aspects of Maay phonology and morphology

This paper presents a descriptive overview of the phonology and morphology of the Lower Jubba dialect of Maay, a language of southern Somalia. The paper highlights several points of typological, dialectological, and theoretical interest in this language. For example, the nominal morphology exhibits...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d75220fdcdfe4853991dc1f252d752322021-11-19T03:53:07ZAspects of Maay phonology and morphology10.32473/sal.v35i1.1073120039-35332154-428Xhttps://doaj.org/article/d75220fdcdfe4853991dc1f252d752322006-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107312https://doaj.org/toc/0039-3533https://doaj.org/toc/2154-428XThis paper presents a descriptive overview of the phonology and morphology of the Lower Jubba dialect of Maay, a language of southern Somalia. The paper highlights several points of typological, dialectological, and theoretical interest in this language. For example, the nominal morphology exhibits a somewhat unusual pattern of plural marking that interacts in a complex way with the gender marking system. Where relevant, comparisons are made between this dialect and other dialects of Maay and Somali, and speculation is made as to the historical origin of some of the unusual phonological and morphological phenomena observed in this dialect.Mary PasterLibraryPress@UFarticleLower JubbaMaayphonologymorphologysketch grammarPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENFRStudies in African Linguistics, Vol 35, Iss 1 (2006)
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language EN
FR
topic Lower Jubba
Maay
phonology
morphology
sketch grammar
Philology. Linguistics
P1-1091
spellingShingle Lower Jubba
Maay
phonology
morphology
sketch grammar
Philology. Linguistics
P1-1091
Mary Paster
Aspects of Maay phonology and morphology
description This paper presents a descriptive overview of the phonology and morphology of the Lower Jubba dialect of Maay, a language of southern Somalia. The paper highlights several points of typological, dialectological, and theoretical interest in this language. For example, the nominal morphology exhibits a somewhat unusual pattern of plural marking that interacts in a complex way with the gender marking system. Where relevant, comparisons are made between this dialect and other dialects of Maay and Somali, and speculation is made as to the historical origin of some of the unusual phonological and morphological phenomena observed in this dialect.
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title_short Aspects of Maay phonology and morphology
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