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+ | # [[Augmentation in Luganda]] | ||
+ | # [[Diminutives in Luganda]] | ||
+ | # [[A comparative analysis of Runyankore-Rukiga and Luganda pronominal agreement|A comparative analysis of Runyankore-Rukiga and Luganda pronominal agreement]] | ||
===[[Augmentation in Luganda]]=== | ===[[Augmentation in Luganda]]=== |
Revision as of 16:37, 5 April 2011
Luganda | ||
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Spoken in | Uganda | |
Region | Central Uganda | |
Total speakers | 4 million native speakers and 4 million non-native speakers (2002 Population and Housing Census) | |
Language family | Niger-Congo
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Language codes | ||
ISO 639-1 | None | |
ISO 639-2 | – | |
ISO 639-3 | cgg | |
Linguasphere | ||
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. |
Luganda is represented with several articles on the TC-wiki:
Contents
- Augmentation in Luganda
- Diminutives in Luganda
- A comparative analysis of Runyankore-Rukiga and Luganda pronominal agreement
Augmentation in Luganda
In this article there is a description of how Luganda augments by using the noun class system well known in Bantu languages. Augmentation is realised with cl 7(e)ki- cl, cl 8(e)bi-, 11(o)lu-,cl 20(o)gu- and cl 22(a)ga-. Follow the link above for a full article.
Diminutives in Luganda
Dminutives are very interesting in Bantu languages. In Luganda diminutives are realised through the noun class system involving concordial elements. A few adjectives are also used to denote diminutiion in Luganda. The link above will take you to the article that describes how diminutiion is used in Luganda.
A comparative analysis of Runyankore-Rukiga and Luganda pronominal agreement
In this article we provide a comparison of the pronominal concordial agreement between Luganda and Runyankore-Rukiga. Follow this link for details.