Trends in the Study of Languages & Linguistics in Nigeria: A Festschrift for Philip Akụjụọobi NwachukwuOzo-mekuri Ndimele |
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... suffix ( 21-22 ) and those that take -Iv suffix 23 and 24 . ( i ) those that take -á suffix Intransitive 21 ( a ) Àmèn lólò - á water cold suffix NP1 V ' Water has cooled totally ' ( Water has become cool ) 22 ( a ) Èhì gbákhuan - án ...
... suffix ( 21-22 ) and those that take -Iv suffix 23 and 24 . ( i ) those that take -á suffix Intransitive 21 ( a ) Àmèn lólò - á water cold suffix NP1 V ' Water has cooled totally ' ( Water has become cool ) 22 ( a ) Èhì gbákhuan - án ...
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... suffix . Some statives take the -rv suffix which does not translate a past time meaning . We refer to this -rv suffix as stative ( ST ) in a stative construction using it . -bù ' be big / fat ' 10 ) Àd1á bùru íbù v . - ST bigness Adha ...
... suffix . Some statives take the -rv suffix which does not translate a past time meaning . We refer to this -rv suffix as stative ( ST ) in a stative construction using it . -bù ' be big / fat ' 10 ) Àd1á bùru íbù v . - ST bigness Adha ...
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... suffix is either -ne or na , as we see below : i ) O jeene orụ j ) O riene nri k ) O tuona onu 1 ) Omiana mkpurų ( He has gone to work ) ( He has eaten food ) ( It has bored a hole ) ( It has borne some fruits ) 2.7 The Inchoatic suffix ...
... suffix is either -ne or na , as we see below : i ) O jeene orụ j ) O riene nri k ) O tuona onu 1 ) Omiana mkpurų ( He has gone to work ) ( He has eaten food ) ( It has bored a hole ) ( It has borne some fruits ) 2.7 The Inchoatic suffix ...
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