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Specificity in Lusaamia infinitives
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- Source: Studies in Language. International Journal sponsored by the Foundation “Foundations of Language”, Volume 28, Issue 1, Jan 2004, p. 137 - 164
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Abstract
Infinitives in Lusaamia (J.34, Kenya and Uganda) appear in two different forms, one having the reflex oxu- of the common Bantu class 15 verb prefix, and one having the prefix oo-. This paper describes and exemplifies the use of these two infinitival forms, proposing that the distinction represents a contrast in specificity and that the innovated oo- form developed via reinterpretation of grammatical distinctions borrowed from Dholuo.
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