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Present tense in Swahili

Swahili language has three such affirmative tense forms that are translated to other languages with present tense. This means that Swahili makes a fine-grained distinction between nuances of present tense, and the translation of these nuances is ...
Hurskainen, Arvi
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The Determinant Phrase in the Spanish Interlanguage of Native Speakers of Swahili

This book makes a significant contribution to the Second Language Acquisition research field as it is the only study that exists on the acquisition of the Spanish Determiner Phrase (DP) by speakers of a Bantu language.
Buil, Maria Landa.
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Gender and number processing in second language Swahili

, 2017
For native speakers, congruent gender marking on determiners and adjectives facilitates recognition of subsequent nouns, while incongruent marking inhibits recognition (e.g., Bates et al., 1996).
Patti Spinner, Rebecca Foote, Rose Acen Upor   +2 more
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The Influence of Borrowing on Morphological Structures in Swahili

Journal of Communication and Cultural Trends
This study aims at exploring the impact of borrowing on the morphological structures of Swahili language, with a view on loanword integration and its effects on the grammar of the language.
PRISCA BONIPHACE MAKULILO
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Retrieving monosyllabic verbs from Helsinki Corpus of Swahili 2.0

Verbs in Swahili language, as well as in Bantu languages in general, have two-directional word formation. The verb stem may have several consecutive prefixes and suffixes.
Hurskainen, Arvi
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Proverbs in Swahili texts and in Kamusi ya Kiswahili Sanifu

Kamusi ya Kiswahili Sanifu has for a long time been the standard dictionary of Swahili. Although it covers only part of words used in Swahili, it still is a useful aid in learning Swahili.
Hurskainen, Arvi
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Complete Swahili /

, 2018
Are you looking for a complete course in Swahili which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Swahili will guarantee success!
Russell, Joan C.,
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Phonological Adaption of Swahili Loanword in Matengo Language

The study investigates the phonological adaptation of Kiswahili loaned words in Matengo Language, with specific objectives, namely: to examine the underlying structure and surface structure of the loaned Swahili words in Matengo Language and to assess ...
Ndunguru, Atanas
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A Language for the World: The Standardization of Swahili [PDF]

This intellectual history of Standard Swahili explores the long-term, intertwined processes of standard making and community creation in the historical, political, and cultural contexts of East Africa and beyond. Morgan J. Robinson argues that the portability of Standard Swahili has contributed to its wide use not only across the African continent but ...
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What kind of language is Swahili?

, 2012
Recently we have seen the appearance of an interesting and provocative book on the Swahili. This book, by Ali Amin Mazrui and Ibrahim Noor Shariff (1994), takes a serious look at the question of Swahili identity and origins. This paper has at least two goals. One is to help define the nature of the debate about origins, and in so doing I will explicate
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