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Agreement in Kimbeere Relative Clauses
Principal Tharaka University College, Gatunga, Kenya
Chuka University, Chuka, Kenya
- 1 Principal Tharaka University College, Gatunga, Kenya
- 2 Chuka University, Chuka, Kenya
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics·Volume 09 (2019)·Pages 580–590·Published 13 November 2019·DOI10.4236/ojml.2019.96042
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Abstract
This paper demonstrates that the two relative markers “ -r ĩ a ” and “- ĩ ng ĩ ” agree with the head noun in Kimbeere. The agreement is determined by the class of the Head noun.
KeywordsHead NounRelative MarkerAgreement
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