Patterning in Mbembe noun classes

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1965 to 1967
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7th West African Languages Congress, Lagos, Nigeria, Institute of Linguistics (West Africa); University of Nigeria, 1967-03
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9 pages
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"The aim of this paper is: 1) to give a factual outline of the noun class system in Mbembe: 2) to show the patterning of labial and palatal, back and front, features within this system: 3) to suggest some points of comparison in the systems of related languages and wider implications for comparative studies. Noun classes in Mbembe are set up on the basis of: i) Noun-prefixes with singular/plural pairing ii) Consonantal concord elements."
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Draft (posted 'as is' without peer review)
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Nigeria
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62757