Abstract

* Abbreviations Used in the Examples * Introduction * The Language and People * Research * Personnel * Previous Studies * Overview of the Grammar *1. Phonology * Phonemic Inventory * Phonemic Description * Summary of Phonological Processes * Stress * The Syllable * Juncture * Notes *2. Morphophonemics * Vowels * Glottals * Nasal Alternation *3. Roots and Words * Verbs * Nouns * Non-Verbal Predicates * Summary of Inflection * Positionals * Adjectives * Affect Words * Measure Words * Particles * Canonical Shape of Roots * Notes *4. Stem Formation * Verb Stems * Noun Stems * The Infinitive Stem * Adjective Stems * Affect Stems * Measure Stems * Derived Adverbial Stems * Stem Formation Through Vowel Length and Glottal Stop Addition * Review of Derivation * Notes *5. The Noun Phrase * The Structure of the Noun Phrase * Definiteness * Relational Noun Phrases * Pronominalization *6. The Verb Phrase * Aspect * Person * Directionals * Mode * Verb Stem * Structure of the Verb Phrase *7. Sentence Formation * Verbal Sentences * Non-Verbal Sentences * Negation * Question Formation * Coordination * Notes *8. Complex Sentences * Dependent Person Marking * Dependent Aspect Marking * Relative Clauses * Complement Clauses * Syntactic Clitics * Notes * Appendix I. Vowel Disharmonic Suffixes * Appendix II. Exceptions to Morphophonemic Rules * Appendix III. Text * Bibliography * Index

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