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| The morpheme -ku- is an interesting affix and occupies different morphological positions with different meanings in Rnyankore-Rukiga. | | The morpheme -ku- is an interesting affix and occupies different morphological positions with different meanings in Rnyankore-Rukiga. |
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| Here this morpheme occupies either the medial position(-KU-) or the initial position(KU-). It is usually proceeded by a verb stem. | | Here this morpheme occupies either the medial position(-KU-) or the initial position(KU-). It is usually proceeded by a verb stem. |
Revision as of 09:13, 10 April 2011
Author: Misah Natumanya
This page examines the grammatical function of the morpheme "KU-/-KU-" in Runyankore-Rukiga.
The data is the result of typecraft's phrase search done on April 09, 2011.
The morpheme -ku- is an interesting affix and occupies different morphological positions with different meanings in Rnyankore-Rukiga.
infinitive marker
Buri kureeterwa kuriya nirwo rurikukutangirira, obumuri buriho ku orikureetwa kuri nibwo burikukutangiira na n’ebyombeko nabyo tibirikureebeka kubi.
“Every time you come from that direction, its the compound that attracts you. the flowers are available when you are coming from there its the flowers that attracts you and even buildings are not bad.”
kureeterwa |
ku | reetererw | a |
INF | arise | FV |
V |
kuriya |
ku | riya |
INF | thereDIST |
DEM |
nirwo |
ni | rw | o |
isEMPH | 11 | |
PNana |
rurikukutangirira |
ru | ri | ku | ku | tangirir | a |
11 | isPRES | INF | 2SG | welcome | FV |
V |
obumuri |
o | bu | muri |
IV | 14 | flower |
N |
buriho |
bu | ri | ho |
14 | PRES | thereLOC |
V |
orikureetwa |
o | ri | ku | reet | w | a |
2SG | PRES | INF | bring | PASS | FV |
V |
nibwo |
ni | bw | o |
isEMPH | 14 | |
PNana |
burikukutangiira |
bu | ri | ku | ku | tangiir | a |
14 | PRES | INF | 2SG | welcome | FV |
V |
n’ebyombeko |
n’ | e | by | ombeko |
and | IV | 8 | building |
N |
tibirikureebeka |
ti | bi | ri | ku | reebek | a |
NEG | 8 | PRES | INF | be-seen | FV |
V |
Here this morpheme occupies either the medial position(-KU-) or the initial position(KU-). It is usually proceeded by a verb stem.