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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)
In Jembesa, possessivity is divided into two categories: possessive suffixes and possessive pronouns. Possessive Suffixes Possessive suffixes are added onto the words in noun class, and they turn into the forms in brakets under the process of affixation. Possessive Suffixes in Jembesa Ist Person Singular [-m(a/ä-)]:-m suffix is added onto the word in nominative form, … Continue reading Possessivity
simewoidesHave a Nice Weekend Essive Case (-j) A word in essive case takes -j suffix, and it expresses a temporary state or function. Moreover it gives the meaning of English preposition 'as'. peruta: lodger > perudaj: as lodger / peruduj: as two lodgers / perudej: as lodgers => noller ejenta i perudej. 'We are lodgers … Continue reading Grammatical Case V
Allative Case (-ssa, -ssä) A word in allative case takes -ssa or -ssä suffix according to the vowel harmony, and it expresses the direction of motion onto something. Moreover, it gives the meaning of English preposition 'onto'. naita: table > naidassa: onto table / naidussa: onto two tables / naidessa: onto tables => ajodet j'ödeliän … Continue reading Grammatical Case IV
pomasGood Afternoon Illative Case (-nna, -nnä) A word in illative case takes -nna or -nnä suffix according to vowel harmony, and it expresses the direction of movement into something. Moreover, it gives the meaning of English preposition 'into'. sanka: house > sanganna: into house / sangunna: into two houses / sangenna: into houses => j'opra it … Continue reading Grammatical Case III
labesHave a Good Day Instrumental-Comitative Case (-lla, -llä) A word in instrumental-comitative case takes -lla or -llä suffix according to vowel harmony, and it is the combination of instrumental case and comitative case. The former expresses the means or instrument with which something is done, while the latter denotes accompaniment. For both of the cases, English … Continue reading Grammatical Case II
tugesHave a Good Sunday Phonology is 'the branch of linguistics which deals with systems of sounds within a language.' In this chapter, I will mention the phonological features of Jembesa. Bon Voyage! 🙂 Consonants In Jembesa, there are 13 consonant phonemes, and they are shown in the table below: Consonant Phonemes of Jembesa /b/, /d/, … Continue reading Phonology
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