Journal of West African Languages - Lexical Nominalization in Kaakye

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Language Family: Kwa
Topic #1: Morphology
Topic #2: Nominals

Lexical Nominalization in Kaakye

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Ɔ̀wʋ́rɩ́ nɩ́ ɛ̀ kààpʋ́ àrɩ́ tɔ́ ɔ̀kpá wʋ́ kɛ́ àrɩ́ bʋ̀rá sʋ́ bà nyà, yɛ̀ kɛ́nɩ̀ŋ wʋ́ kɛ́ àrɩ́ kyɩ̀kyɛ́, yɛ́ kɔ̀tɔ́ wʋ́ wààsɛ́ wʋ́ kɛ́ kɩ̀nyɩ̀nɩ́ wàá sɩ̀ŋsákʋ́ fɛ̀ɛ́ Kâakyé tɔ́ wʋ́ (Kwa, Niger Congo). Sɛ́ àrɩ́ ɛ̀ yɩ̀rɩ́ kɩ̀nàtɩ́ wʋ́ kɛ́ àrɩ́ ɛ̀ nàtɩ́ sʋ́, ɔ̀wʋ̀rɩ́ nɩ́ ɛ̀ sà àrɩ́ è ŋú fɛ̀ɛ́ àrɩ́ kɛ́ dɩ̀yɛ́tàá sɩ̀ŋsákɩ̀bàbʋ̀ntɔ́ bá nyá kɩ̀nyɩ̀nɩ́ àsɩ̀ŋ, kɛ́ yʋ̀ʋ́ ɛ̀ lɩ̀ɩ́ tɔ̀wàá tɔ́ wʋ́, yɛ́ kɩ̀nyɩ̀nɩ́ kɩ̀kâapʋ́ tɔ́ yɛ́ kɩ̀nyɩ̀nɩ́ kʋ̀kwɩ̀sʋ́ kʋ̀kwɩ̀sʋ́ tɔ́, yɛ́ tɔ̀wàá kètìŋ mɛ̀ɛ́ tɔ́ (kɩ̀lɩ̀ɩ́ kɛ̀sɩ́ yɛ́ kàmá), sɩ̀ŋsá wʋ́ kɛ́ àrɩ́ nyá bá lɩ̀ɩ́ sɩ̀ŋsá pʋ̀pwɛ́ tɔ́ wʋ́, kɩ̀bɩ̀ɩ́ wʋ́ kɛ́ àrɩ́ á tàá sɛ̃yɩ́ bá bâatɛ́ yʋ̀ʋ́, yɛ́ àsɩ̀ŋ kɩ̀bâatɛ́. Kɩ̀nyɩ̀nɩ́ àsɩ̀ŋ wʋ́ kɛ́ àrɩ́ nyá wʋ́, àrɩ́ kɛ́ dɩ̀yɛ́ kètɔ́ yʋ̀ʋ́ tɔ́ kʋ̀kwɩ̀sʋ́ ànyɔ́: kʋ̀tɔ́ wʋ́ kɛ́ kɩ̀nyɩ̀nɩ́ àsɩ̀ŋ wâa wʋ́, yɛ́ ɩ̀mʋ́ kɛ́ ɩ̀ yɩ̀rɩ̀ bá sá nyɩ̀nkpʋ̀sá wʋ́ (Ɔ̀wâapʋ́, mʋ́ kɩ̀lɩ̀ɩ́ kɛ̀sɩ́, m̀fʋ̀ŋ kɛ́ yʋ̀ʋ́ ɛ̀ lɩ̀ɩ́, kʋ̀tɔ́ kɛ́ yʋ̀ʋ́ ɛ̀ wâa wʋ́, yʋ̀ʋ́ kàmá, yɛ́ ɩ̀mʋ́ kɛ́ ɩ̀ bâatɛ́ wʋ́). Tɔ̀wâa wʋ́ kɛ́ kɩ̀nyɩ̀nɩ́ kɩ̀bàbʋ̀ntɔ́ wâa kàmá wʋ́ (-kɩ̀/-kì, -kù/-kʋ̀) yɛ̀ kʋ̀tɔ́ wʋ́ kɛ́ ɩ̀ wâa wʋ́/ kɩ̀nyɩ̀nɩ́ kɩ̀bàbʋ̀ntɔ́ wʋ́ kɛ́ bà básá nyɩ̀nkpʋ̀sá kàmáwʋ́ (-pʋ́/-pú, yɛ̀ -nyì/-àwìé), ɩ̀ kyɛ́ àrɩ́ yɩ́ àrɩ́ nyá kɩ̀nyɩ̀nɩ́ kɩ̀bâabʋ̀ntɔ́ Kaâakyé tɔ́. Kɩ̀nyɩ̀nɩ́ sɩ̀ŋsá kùkyú kʋ̀kwɩ̀sʋ́́ kʋ̀kwɩ̀sʋ́, àsɩ̀ŋ-kpèrìgyí kɩ̀nyá (Morphology) yɛ́ yʋ̀ʋ́ kɛ̀sɩ́ (semantics) yɛ́ yʋ̀ʋ́ kʋ̀tɔ́́ kɛ́ ɩ̀ wâa wʋ́, ɛ̀ kâapʋ́ àrɩ́ tɔ́ dɛ̀mɩ̀nàsɛ́ fɛ̀ɛ́ yʋ̀ʋ́ wâa yʋ̀ʋ́ ɩ̀nyɩ́ fɛ̀ɛ́kɩ̀nyɩ̀nɩ́ kɩ̀bàbʋ̀ntɔ́ kùkyú wʋ́ kɛ́ ɩ̀ bʋ́ Kaâkyé sɩ̀ŋsá tɔ́ wʋ́. Àrɩ́ dɛ́ kɩ̀nyɩ̀nɩ́ kàbàbʋ̀ntɔ́ kɩ̀lɩɩ́kɛ̀sɩ́, yɩ́ àrɩ́́bà kɩ̀lɛ̀bàkâapʋ̀, kɩ̀nyɩ̀nɩ́kɩ̀kâapʋ̀tɔ́, yɛ̀ kɔ̀nɔ̀kɩ̀lɛ́ kɩ̀kâapʋ̀tɔ́ bà tɩ̀ɩ́ ɔ̀pɩ̀ɩ́ kɛ́ ɩ̀ wâà fɛ̀ɛ́, ɔ̀wâapʋ́, yɛ́ kʋ̀wâa bèkyé yɛ́ tɔ̀ǹyá wʋ́ kɛ́ ɩ̀ bʋ́ tɔ̀ǹyá sɩ̀ŋsá tɔ́ wʋ́.

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