Adverbial Conjunction in Konkomba
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by Mary Steele
There is an Adverbial Conjunction aah which immediately precedes the verb and takes an obligatory clause final particle na. This may express Time, Reason (because), (or Manner with an additional particle pu immediately preceding the final particle na). Here an example:
Ute aah chuun nsan ni na, uwaa juu u.
“‘When his/her father was walking along the path a snake bit him.’”
| Ute | |
| u | te |
| 3SG | father |
| PNposs | |
| aah |
| aah |
| while |
| PRT |
| chuun |
| chuun |
| walk |
| V |
| nsan | |
| n | san |
| 8 | road |
| N | |
| ni |
| ni |
| onLOC |
| PPOST |
| na |
| na |
| PRT |
| uwaa | |
| u | waa |
| 1 | snake |
| N | |
| juu |
| juu |
| bit |
| V |
| u |
| u |
| him3SG |
| PN |
Temporal:
When expressing time with a Nominal Subject: