Burunge
language
Also known as: Burungi language
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grammatic structures in Cushitic languages
- In Cushitic languages: Morphology and grammar
In South Cushitic Burunge, for instance, “selectors” provide up to eight functional slots to mark grammatical categories such as clause type (e.g., conditional, concessive, subject focus, or relative), case (e.g., comitative, instrumental), oblique relative, oblique case focus, tense (e.g., preterite, habitual), sequence, and direction of action. For example,…
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