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Data consist in problem 5: Belgian Congo Language 1. Ninasema I speak 2. Wunasema you speak 3. Anasema he speaks 4. Ninaona I see 5. Ninamupika I hit him
a. b. c. d.
Instruction: Reexamine the pronoun of the previous example Describe each set Defining allomorphs State the particular restriction
The data would be possible to formulate a phonological basis The phonological distribution is not valid for the whole language
Problem 37
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. inkam atkam kam okam ekam ik I died you(single) died he died we died you(plural) died she is a woman
Instruction: a. there is no third person singular morpheme in form 3rd b. form 6th is also the word mean woman
Important Fact: 1. these sets of pronouns may occur in quite different structural series 2. pronominal set C differ in distribution from A and B 3. set C differ from sets A and B in being preposed or postposed to the stem