Difference between revisions of "User talk:Adam Peter Pazzack"
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I want to look at componding in Dagbani. I tried entering the data and sometimes I find it difficult segmenting the morphemes. For instance, chechebara can be segmented as | I want to look at componding in Dagbani. I tried entering the data and sometimes I find it difficult segmenting the morphemes. For instance, chechebara can be segmented as | ||
cheche + ba+ ra. | cheche + ba+ ra. | ||
− | bicycle ride | + | bicycle ride AGENTIVE MARKER.SG |
In a sentence like | In a sentence like | ||
O ba cheche. | O ba cheche. | ||
3SG.SBJ ride-PAST bicle-OBJ | 3SG.SBJ ride-PAST bicle-OBJ | ||
I can form a compound out of the VP 'cheche 'bicycle' and verb ba 'ride' later I add the agentive marker '-ra' to form chechebara' bicycle rider. | I can form a compound out of the VP 'cheche 'bicycle' and verb ba 'ride' later I add the agentive marker '-ra' to form chechebara' bicycle rider. | ||
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+ | We also have NN compounds like => daabia | ||
+ | da-a + bi-a | ||
+ | market-SG child-SG trader | ||
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+ | na-a + bi-a => nabia | ||
+ | chief-SG child prince | ||
+ | |||
+ | We also have VV compounds | ||
+ | kpi + yi => kpiinyi | ||
+ | die go out walking dead | ||
+ | Here the vowel in the compound is doubled and epenthetic nasal is inserted. |
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I want to look at componding in Dagbani. I tried entering the data and sometimes I find it difficult segmenting the morphemes. For instance, chechebara can be segmented as cheche + ba+ ra. bicycle ride AGENTIVE MARKER.SG In a sentence like O ba cheche. 3SG.SBJ ride-PAST bicle-OBJ I can form a compound out of the VP 'cheche 'bicycle' and verb ba 'ride' later I add the agentive marker '-ra' to form chechebara' bicycle rider.
We also have NN compounds like => daabia da-a + bi-a market-SG child-SG trader
na-a + bi-a => nabia chief-SG child prince
We also have VV compounds kpi + yi => kpiinyi die go out walking dead Here the vowel in the compound is doubled and epenthetic nasal is inserted.