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Adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a noun or noun phrase. It may either precede or follow a noun. Due to the fact that Jembesa is a head-final language, adjectives precede nouns in the language. In some of the languages (like Latin, French, German etc.), adjectives alter their form to … Continue reading Part of Speech (Adjective)
Possessive pronouns demonstrate ownership, and they are replaced by previously mentioned nouns in order to avoid repetition. To get possessive forms of personal pronouns, definite article (i/j') is added before a personal pronoun. Possessive Pronouns in Jembesa i ma: mine pabieliasta ongemal-inel-tonuella, i ma ollet kutta sarmen.'Compared with some one my friends' childhoods, mine was … Continue reading Possessive Pronouns
Grammatical article is a word type which is used with noun phrases, and there are two types of articles in Jembesa: definite and indefinite/partitive articles. Definite Article (i/j') Definite article is used to refer to a particular thing which has already been mentioned, or is known commonly. In Jembesa, articles is placed initially in a … Continue reading Part of Speech (Article)
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