Grammatical Sketch of Chindali: The Chindali Language of Malawi, Volume 2 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781606189108)

Chindali is spoken along the northern border of Malawi and in southwestern Tanzania. There are about 70,000 speakers in Malawi and 150,000 speakers in Tanzania. This grammatical sketch represents the language as spoken in the region of northern Malawi. It differs in important ways from the variety spoken in Tanzania, esp. in verbal morphology. It also differs from a closely related dialect called Chisukwa, primarily in tone and some sounds. Contents: Intro.; Phonology; Noun Morphology; Noun Modification; Verbs: Structure and Morphology; Verb Types; Verbs: Constructions and Phrases; Ideophones; Syntax; Invariable Forms. Append.: Verb Templates; Paradigm of the Verb "uku.lima" 'cultivate; hoe'. References.

Author: Robert Botne,Loveness Schafer
ISBN-10: 1606189107
ISBN-13: 9781606189108
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2008
Pages: 201
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d