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- Language Family: Kwa
- Topic #1: Noun Classes
- Topic #2: Pronouns
This paper discusses the noun class system in Tutrugbu. Breaking away from earlier descriptions that treated the classes as a paired singular-plural set, I adopt the single-set notion of noun classes. I distinguish the classes based on morpho-syntactic criteria such as agreement on demonstratives, a specific determiner, and numeral quantifiers. Also considered are subject-verb agreement and pronominal forms. I show that the system is undergoing decay with speakers, particularly the younger ones, using generalized agreement makers or dropping them altogether. This has led to the merger of some classes based on the phonological shape of the noun-class prefixes.
Cet article discute le système de classes nominales en Tutrugbu. Plutôt que de traiter ces classes comme un ensemble de singuliers-pluriels comme il a été fait auparavant, j'adopte la notion de “single-set” des classes nominales. Je distingue les classes basées sur des critères morphosyntactiques, comme l'accord sur les démonstratifs, un déterminant spécifique, et les quantifieurs numéraux. L’accord entre le sujet et le verbe ainsi que les formes pronominales seront également considérées. Je montre que le système s'affaiblit à cause de ses locuteurs, particulièrement les jeunes, car ils utilisent des marqueurs d’accord généralisés ou les abandonnent tout à fait. Ceci a conduit à la fusion de certaines classes, en fonction de la forme phonologique des préfixes de celles-ci.