LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 8 August 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

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Functions of Pronominal Affixes in Sizang

Bobita Sarangthem, Ph.D.

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This paper attempts to present the Functions of Pronominal affixes in Sizang. Sizang shows elaborate paradigms of person/number agreement with the subject of the sentence. It shows even the agreement for singular and plural numbers in persons, as well as for inclusive and exclusive persons in plural. For the most part the affixes involved are suffixed or prefixed directly to the verb stem. This type of grammatical features is referred to as verbal pronominalization, which is a common characteristic of Kuki-Chin languages of the Tibeto-Burman family.

Pronominalization in Sizang

Sizang is a Kuki-Chin language of the Tibeto-Burman family. Pronominalization is a common characteristic in Kuki-Chin languages of the Tibeto-Burman family. Sizang shows elaborate paradigms of person/number agreement with the subject of the sentence. It shows even the agreement for singular and plural numbers in persons, as well as for inclusive and exclusive 1st persons in plural.

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Laishram Ongbi Bobita Sarangthem, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics
Manipur University
Canchipur
Imphal 795003
Manipur
India
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