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KU as a word in Runyankore-Rukiga can work as: | KU as a word in Runyankore-Rukiga can work as: | ||
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2. A complementizer [[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/127/853/]] | 2. A complementizer [[http://typecraft.org/TCEditor/127/853/]] | ||
Revision as of 13:07, 7 April 2011
Autor: Franciane Rocha
Autor: Misah Natumanya
This page examines the grammatical function of the word "ku" in Runyankore-Rukiga.
The data is the result of typecraft's phrase search done on March 18, 2011.
KU as a word in Runyankore-Rukiga can work as:
1. A conjunctionKu naahikire ahari Butunduuzi, emotoka ereemerera obwe ku baabarareebaga emotoka ereemerera baija kureeba omufu!
“When i arrived at Butunduuzi, and then whenever the car stopped, they would come to see the dead-person.”
| Ku |
| ku |
| when |
| CONJ |
| naahikire | |||
| n | aa | hik | ire |
| 1SG | PASTrm | reach | PFV |
| V | |||
| ahari | |
| a | hari |
| IV | atSPTL |
| ADJatt | |
| Butunduuzi |
| butunduuzi |
| Np |
| emotoka | |
| e | motoka |
| IV | car |
| N | |
| ereemerera | |||
| e | ra | emerer | a |
| AGR | PTCP | stop | FV |
| V | |||
| obwe |
| obwe |
| then |
| CONJ |
| ku |
| ku |
| when |
| CONJ |
| baabarareebaga | ||||||
| ba | a | ba | ra | reeb | a | ga |
| 3PL | PASTrm | 3PL | PTCP | see | FV | EMPH |
| V | ||||||
| emotoka | |
| e | motoka |
| IV | car |
| N | |
| ereemerera | |||
| e | re | emerer | a |
| AGR | PTCP | stop | FV |
| V | |||
| baija | ||
| ba | ij | a |
| 3PL | come | FV |
| V | ||
| kureeba | |
| ku | reeba |
| INF | see |
| V | |
| omufu! | ||
| o | mu | fu! |
| IV | 1 | the-dead |
[[1]]
2. A complementizer [[2]]
3. An adverb [[3]]
| Function | NUMBER OF TOKENS |
| CONJ | 38 |
| COMP | 05 |
| ADV | 02 |
In Runyankore-Rukiga,the word KU appears in both initial and medial positions of a sentence.
KU- Initial position [[4]]
KU- Medial position [[5]]
The word KU can have at least three meanings, they are:
WHEN [[6]]
THAT [[7]]
IF [[8]]
| MEANING | NUMBER OF TOKENS |
| When | 36 |
| That | 06 |
| If | 01 |
| Lack meaning | 12 |
"Ku meaning WHEN"
| POS tag | NUMBER OF TOKENS |
| CONJ | 30 |
| COMP | 03 |
| REL | 01 |
| Lack | 02 |
"KU meaning THAT"
| POS tag | NUMBER OF TOKENS |
| CONJ | 04 |
| COMP | 01 |
| ADV | 01 |
"KU meaning IF"
| POS tag | NUMBER OF TOKENS |
| COMP | 01 |