Comparative morphology of the Omotic languages

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by  M. Lionel Bender

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Int hisse ries:
01N GESSIMOM .M UTAKA TheT onologyo f Kinande
02E DMO ND BILOA FunctionCaalt egoriaens dt heS yntaoxf
focusi nT ukl
03B RIAN MCHUGH Cycliciintty h eP hrasPahlo nologoyf
KiVunjCoh aga
05l.AuRA J. DoWNING The TonaPlh onologoyf J ita
06F RAN CSIi<A TAMBA (ed.) BantuP honoloagnyd M orphology
07R AYMOND BOYD (ed.) Les ystemvee rbadla nsl esl angues
oubanguiennes
11/1P2AS CALEP IRON Classificaitnitoenr dnueg roupbea nto"idVeo.lI ./ II
13D ENICSR EISSEELTALS . Tonal Morpholofog tyh eSetsw ana Verb
14J OHNM .K EEGAN A Reference GrammoafMr b ay
150 LANIKE-0LA ORIE Benue-ConPgroo sodPihco noloagnyd
MorpholoignyO ptimalTihteoyry
19M .L IONEBLE NDER Comparative Morpohfot lhoeOg myo tiLca nguages
22AN DRE MBULAP ALUKU Description gramdmuaK tiitcaalli nga
(Langbuaen tduu N ord-EdsutZ aire)
29F ARIACC ASSIMJEE lsxhosTaa n alogy:
AnO ptimDaolm ainTsh eoryA nalysis
30R ossJ ONES TheB okolBusLaa nguagCel uster
31P AULETTREO ULON-DO(KEDO. ) Lesm aniereds' «e tr»e e tl esm otsp ourl e
dire dalnessl angueds' AfriqCueen trale
32D ANIELF RANCK IDIATA Apergus url am orphosyntdaexl ea l angue
isang(uB antoBu4,2 )
33J eanA laiBnl anchon Douzee tudessu rl esl angues
duG abone td uC ongo-Brazzaville
34D ANIEFLR ANCIKO IATA Universavuexr suSspe cificites
linguistidqaunes!s ' acquisdiut ion
langagceh ezl 'enf:aln etc asd el al angue
isnagu( BantoBu4,2 )
35U RSULA DROLC Swahialmio ngt heM aasal:
On thel ntertangSuwaaghei blyMi a aS peakers
39R ONADL COSPER Barawa LexiAc Woonr:d liosfEt i ghSto utBha uch(iW est
ChadiLca)n guageBso:g homB,u lDia,tt ,G ejiJ,i miP,o lci,
Sayanacnid Z ul
41K nuJt. O lawsky Aspectso fD agbanGir ammar
Withs pecial empohnap shiosn oloagnydm orphology
42K utumiBs.aK yota Elementmso rphologiqeutem so rphotonologidqauness
lac onstructdi'ounne noncyea ka
47P ETRZIMA (ED). Areaaln dG enetifca ctorisn L anguagCel assification
andD escriptAiforni:c a Soofut thheS ahara
forthcomintigt les:
04L UKOWAK lDIMA Tonea ndP honologicPahlr asiinngK iYaka
16G LORIAL EX Le dialectepe uld uF ouladou
A SynchroannidcD iachroSntiucd y
17P ETR ZIMA Dialecte maroguip niadlg ivne rnacularise?
Lec asd ud end(is onghay)
20ALAN s. KAYE &M AUROT osco A ShortT extbook
onP idginasn dC reoles
21R ICHARBDRAD SHAW TheS angoL anguagaen dC entral
& JOELB OMBO-KONGHOZAUD Afric&a nC ulturVeo.lI .. B:a siCco ncepts.
Grammaarn dV ocabulary
25K EVINB RETONNCEOLH EN Kuku
40M ariSao ukka A DescriptGirvaem maro fN oon
43F edoRro zhanski A SonghaGyr ammar
44F allou Ngom Phonetaincd P honologiDceaslc riptoifo n
MandinkakPahno nemeass s pokeinn K aja(rZ iguinchor)
45D idiGeoryv aerts BukavSuw ahili
ComparatiMvoer phology
oft heO motiLca nguages
M.L ioneBle nder
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Preface
Ina sensteh,ib so ohka sb eeinn t hem akinfgo ro vetrh iryteya rssi ncIew as
privilteogb eead m embeorf t heE thiopitaena omf t heS urvoefyL anguaUgseea nd
LanguaTgeea chiinnEg a steArfnr i(cSaL ULTEiAn)1 968-6a9l onwgi tRho beLr.t
Coopearn do urr egrettdaebplayr ted coJl.Dl oenaagluBdeo sw ena ndC harlAe.s
FegrusonIh. a vleo nfge lt the an seuerdv vefoyol ru moeft he Omoltaingcu aogfe s
Ethiospiinasc,oe m ucho ft hneo t-extelnistievreao tntu hriceso mpafcatm iilsfy a irly
diffiocfua lctc escosn,s isotfio nlgda ndo bscure booakristc laaennsdd o fl ater
unpublisfhieedl dnsokteetsc,al:i nedss ,t udepnatp edrosn ien E thioIpnia ab.o u1t9 8I6 ,
hadt ot urdno wnf ofarm ilrye asoanF su lbripgohsti tiionEn thi opiwah,i cwha sa imed
preciastep lryo ducaih nagn dbooofOk m oticfa nguages.
Id epafrrotm t hec ustoomft ryitnotg h anaklt lh osweh oh ave contrtiobt uhtiesd
workdi rectalnydi ndireIcd toal dyh;e troet hpea rotft hfeo rmuwlhai cahb soltvheesm
fromr esponsifboierlr irtoyIrw si.l l noanmfety w on ameFsi.r isstH arold Fleming,
whoi mprovoendt hep ionecelra ssifaitctaetmiopoftne s a rlier bsyc" hionlvaernsti ng"
OmotiTch.es ecoinsdH ermanJnu ngraithtmhaepy rro,m inCehnatd iscc holwal:iro,
raistehdeq uestoifot nh en atuorfeO motimco rph$oYla Ott he2 5tNho rtAhm erican
ConfereonnAc fer oasLiiantgiuics (tiNcAsC A2L5 h)e lmd M iamiin 1 997I.s tarwtheadt
Is awa sa b riceofm pilionftg h meo rpholodgaitcoaan Ol m otifco rm oan ograsphho rtly
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presetnott h eA fraswioarnl Idh .o pteh imso destto mes ervteosi llumiAnfartaes ian
scholaabrosut th ee xtensmiovrpheo loigyn t heg enerahlilgyha lgyg lutinOamtoitivce
languaagnedts od ispaneyl r emam$ia noubatbso uOtm otibce inAfgr asiIat nh.i intik s
note xcessailvseto o m aket hec laitmhsa It h avep rovidtehdef irtshto roughly
groundgeedn etsiucb -classioffOi mcoattiiacon ndt l:ieo utlionfae s olutoirot nh e
famous" ta/nper"o blem.
Ir ealtihzaett h eraer mea nys hortcomiintn hgeps r esevnotl umMeo.r ec ombing
throutghhek nowno ldesro urcaensds earchoiuntrg e cesnotu rcaense ,x tenstioo n
othecra tegosruiceahss r elativainzdde eresp,ae nra lyosfsi ysn tapchtiecn omecnoam e
tom indM.o rer echecokfid nagta an ds omcer itriecaadlib nycg o lleawgouuelsmd a ke
foars moothaenrdm oraec curpartees entBauttoi noenm .u sstt ospo mewhearnedI d o
notw antto putshhip su blicaitnittoohn en exmti llenIia ums.s ure rtehaadtteh resr e
arfee w items thaemd oantwgah icwhe rneo t cheacgkaeidnt shteo rigisnoaulr caets
leaosntc eu,s ualmloyr et haonn ceO.ri gitnraaln scriaprteni ootan lsw apyrse served
wherIef eltth amto dernizawtoiuolnbd e i lluminEartrionwrgis.lr le maiIn:K ,n owM.r
mainh or.e fort hef utuorfeO motics tudiiests h aIt h ave ltahiegd r oundwaonrdk
othewrisld lo t hseu bstadnetitaali wloerdkw hicrhe maiInp sl.a an s econd voonl ume
comparapthiovneo laongdyb a sliecx iocfoa nb ou1t55 i temfsot rh e foirsr escto yneda r
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ComparativMeo rpholoogfyt heO motiLca nguagCeosn:t ents
Section
Preface
ii Contents
vii Abbreviations
1 II.n troduction
1 I.P1u rpoosfte h Set udy.
1 I.B2r iSeurfv eoyfth eO motLiacn guaagnedTs h eCilra ssification
3 I.T3h eD atBaa saen dSc opeo ft hSet uay
3 1.3P.h1o nology
4 1.3P.r2o nouns
4 I.3D.e3m onstratives
5 I.3.4 Interrogatives
5 I.3N.oSuns
5 1.3V.e6r bTaMlA ( Tense-ModeS-yAsstpeemc t)
6 1.3C.o7p ulaansdC onnectives
6 1.3D.e8r ivations
7 10.1 .T heN orthwOemsett Foa mily
7 II.n troduction
7 I.T1a xonoLmoyc,a tioannsdS, o urces
8 I.N2o rthwOemsett Poh onoloIgnivceanlt ories
8 1.2C.o1n sonants
9 1.2V.o2w els
10 1.2S.u3p rasegmaenndPt haolnso tactics
10 1.P ronouns
10 1.I1n depenPdreonnto uns
13 1.1G.e1nd eNru,m ber,C aasniednP ronouns
15 12.V erbSaulf fixes
16 2.N orthwest DOemmeotnos tratives
18 3.N orthwOemsett Ion terrogatives
20 4.Nouns
20 4.1 NumGbeenrd,eS rp,e ciSeusb,j ect/Object
23 4.C2a sMea rkeOrtsh etrh aNno minatiAvcec/u sative
26 5.V erbTaeln se-Mode-(ATMAs)pS eycstt em
26 5.W1e laitta
29 5.G2e re(sDea chaen)dD orze
29 5.G3ofa
30 5.G4emu
31 5.K5u llo-Konta
32 5.M6a laon dZ ala
33 5.70yda
33 5.B8a ske(taonD do ko)
35 5.M9ale
35 5.1A0 N otoen V erb'sc omaen'd' go'
36 5.1Su1m maroyfN WO TMA Markers
37 6.No rthwOemsett Coo pulaasn dC onnectives
40 7.D erivations
40 71.N ominDaelr ivations
42 7.V2e rbDaelr ivations
46 2.0 2-T3h.e S outheOamsettFo a mialnydC 'ara
46 II ntroduction
46 I.1 TaxoLnoocmaytia,on ndS, o urces
47 1.S2o utheOamsettao n dC 'aPrhao noloIgnivceanlt ories
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ComparatiMvoer pholoogfyt heO motiLca nguageCso:n tents
20.2 -3S.o utheOamsetta on dC arcao ncl.
47 I.2C.o1n sonants
49 I.2V.o2w els
49 I.2.3 SupraasnedPg hmoennottaalcsti cs
50 1.Pr onouns
50 1.I1n depenPdreonnto uns
53 1.1G.e1n deNru,m bearn,dC asienP ronouns
54 12.V erbSaulf fixes
54 2.D emonstratives
56 3.I nterrogatives
58 4.Nouns
58 4.N1u mbeGre,n der, SSpuejbecicets/j,eO cbt
61 4.2 CMaasrek eortsh tehra Nno minatiAvcec/u sative
63 5.V erbTaeln se-MAosdpee-(cTtMA )S ystem
63 5.K1o re
66 5.Z2ayse
68 5.Z3ergula
68 5.H4a rroG roup
69 5.5 C'ara
70 5.S6u mmaroyfS EOa ndC 'aTrMAa Markers
70 6.C opulaansdC onnecters
72 7.D erivations
72 71.N ominDaelr ivations
74 7.V2e rbDaelr ivations
76 3.S ummaroyfM acro-OmeMtoor phology
76 II.n troduction
76 1. Pronouns
77 11.I ndepenPdreonnto uns
78 1.V2e rSbu ffixes
78 1.G2e ndeNrum,b erC,a sienP ronouns
79 2.D emonstratives
80 3.I nterrogatives
82 4.Nouns
84 5.TMA System
87 6.C opulaansdC onnecters
88 7.N ominaanldV erbDaelr ivations
88 7.N1o minDaelr ivations
89 7.2 Verbal Derivations
90 8.S ummarya ndC onclusCioomnpsa:r itsoPo rne viSotuusd ies,
Sub-grouopfOi mnegt aon,d t hPeo sitoifoC n'saa rnad H arro
90 8.1T heC lassifiocfaC tieorunll1 i9 38
91 8.H2a ywaarndd Za borsoknit he VienOr mbe to
92 8.S3u mmarOym:e tMoo rpholaongdSy u b-classification
4.04 :G imir0a5,:Y ema,n d06 :K efoid
95 II.n troduction
95 I.T1a xonoLmoyc,a tioannsdS, o urces
97 I.2 Gimira-YPehmo-nKoelfooIginidvc eanlt ories
97 I.2G.i1m iPrhao nology
98 I.2Y.e2mP honology
99 I.32K .efoiPdh onoIOgy
102 1G.i mira-Yem-PKreofnooiudn s
120 1.I1n depenPdreonnto uns
130 1.V2e rAfbf ixes
106 13.G endeNru,m bearn,dC asienP ronouns
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ComparatiMvoer pholoogfyt heO motiLca nguagCeosn:t ents
04:G imi0r5aY:,e ma,n d K0e6f:oc iodn cl.
170 2D.e monstratives
109 3I.n terrogatives
110 4.Nouns
110 4.1 NuGmebnedrSe,pr e,c Siuejebsc,t /Object
113 4.C2a sMea rkoetrhste hraN no mmatiAvcec/u sative
161 5V.e rbTaeln se-Mode-AsSpyesctte m( TMA)
116 5.G1i mira
118 5.Y2em
122 5.K3e foTiMdAS ystems
122 5.3K.e1fTa M AS ystem
124 5.3M.o2c haan Adnf ilTlMoA S ystems
124 5.3B.w3o rToM AS ystem
172 6C.o pualnaCdso nnecters
127 6.G1i miCroap ualnaCdso nnecters
182 6.;y2e mC opua1naCdso nnecters
129 6.K3e foCiodp ualnaCdso nnecters
130 7.D erivations
130 7.N1o minDaelr ivations
123 7.V2e rbDaelr ivations
135 5.S ummaorfGy i mira-YemM-oKrepfhooildo gy
153 II.n troduction
153 1.P ronouns
153 1.I1n depePnrdoennotiu nncsl,u Gdienngd Neurm,b earn,Cd a se
136 12.V erbSaulf fixes
138 2. Demonstratives
138 3.In terrogatives
139 4.Nouns
139 5T.M AS ystem
141 6C.o pualnaCdso nnecters
142 7N.o minaanlVd e rbDaelr ivations
60.7 D.i zoid
143 II.n troduction
143 I.1 TaxLooncoamtiyao,nn Sdso ,u rces
143 1.2 DPihzooniodl oIgnivceanlt ories
145 1. Dizoid Pronouns
145 1.I1n depePnrdoennotu ns
146 1.1G.e1n dNeurm,b earn,Cd a sienP ronouns
146 1.V2e rbSaulf fixes
147 2.De monstratives
147 3.I nterrogatives
148 4.Nouns
148 4.N1u mbeGre,n dSepre,ci Seusjb,e cOtb/ject
148 4.1P.l1uar naSdlp eciyf icit
148 4.1G.e2nd erS paencidfi aty
149 41.3.S ubject/Object
149 4.2 MCaarskeoe trhste hraN no minaAticvceu/s ative
150 5.V erbTaeln se-Mode(-TAMsASp)ye sctte ms
150 5.D1i zi
153 5.S2heko
153 5.N3ayi
155 5.S4u mmaorfDy iz oiTdM AM arking
155 6C.o pualnaCdso nnecters
156 7.D erivations