A Grammatical Sketch of Cua

di Chris Collins (Autore)

Zachary Wellstood (Autore)

Peter Lang AG, 2024

Cua is a Kalahari Khoe language spoken in southeastern Botswana (Kweneng District). It is closely related to languages such as G||ana, Tshila and Tsua. The phonology chapter describes the consonant, tone and vowel inventories, as well as a system of depressed tones following aspirated and voiced consonants. Later chapters provide concise overviews of the morphology and syntax of the language. Cua is characterized by a complex system of person-gender-number markers (PGN markers), which play a role in the formation of the pronouns. The features defining pronouns include: singular, dual, and plural number; first, second, and third person; and masculine, feminine and neutral gender. There is also a distinction between inclusive and exclusive first-person plural pronouns.

• Autore: Chris Collins, Zachary Wellstood
• Editore: Peter Lang AG
• Collana: Schriften Zur Afrikanistik - Research in African Studies
• Anno: 2024
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 160 p.
• Dimensioni: 210 x 148 mm
• Peso: 287 gr.
• EAN: 9783631927502

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