The Bantu languages are in some sense remarkably uniform (SVO basic word order, noun
classes, verbal morphology), but this extensive language family also show a wealth of …

This paper describes the way in which represented speech is introduced in ten eastern
Bantu languages, and explains the different constructions used as stages of a linguistic …

Associated motion (AM) is not a widely used term in literature on Bantu languages.
However, on the basis of a set of 55 Bantu languages, all of which have markers for …

Bantu Complementizers: Forms and Functions Page 1 Bantu Complementizers: Forms and
Functions John Gluckman ACAL 54, UConn Supplementary handout June 13, 2023 1 …

This dissertation explores the nature of the copula through a typological investigation of
copular variation in the expression of non-verbal predication in five Great Lakes Bantu …

Function: A speech orienter indicates that there is speech, but it can also describe who is
speaking, who is being spoken to, and the manner of speaking. Factors such as whether a …

This contribution analyzes the encoding of emotions in Chiraphai (Rabai), a Midzichenda
language from the Kenyan coast. In the focus, especially, are matters of a rather discrete …

Despite significant typological similarities, eastern Bantu languages differ in how information
structure is expressed, but much of this variation only becomes apparent when discourse …

This contribution analyzes the encoding of emotions in Chiraphai (Rabai), a Midzichenda
language from the Kenyan coast. In the focus, especially, are matters of a rather discrete …

Reading this new Bantu book made me enthusiastic all over again, and in awe of all the
amazing linguistic features and variation within the Bantu language family. To explain my …