Difference between revisions of "Luganda"
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Luganda is represented with several articles on the TC-wiki: | Luganda is represented with several articles on the TC-wiki: | ||
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===[[Augmentation in Luganda]]=== | ===[[Augmentation in Luganda]]=== | ||
| + | In this article there is a description of how Luganda augments by using the noun class system well known in Bantu languages. Augmentation is realised with cl 7(e)ki- cl, cl 8(e)bi-, 11(o)lu-,cl 20(o)gu- and cl 22(a)ga-. Follow the link above for a full article. | ||
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===[[Diminutives in Luganda]]=== | ===[[Diminutives in Luganda]]=== | ||
| + | Dminutives are very interesting in Bantu languages. In Luganda diminutives are realised through the noun class system involving concordial elements. A few adjectives are also used to denote diminutiion in Luganda. The link above will take you to the article that describes how diminutiion is used in Luganda. | ||
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===[[A comparative analysis of Runyankore-Rukiga and Luganda pronominal agreement]]=== | ===[[A comparative analysis of Runyankore-Rukiga and Luganda pronominal agreement]]=== | ||
| + | In this article we provide a comparison of the pronominal concordial agreement between Luganda and Runyankore-Rukiga. Follow this link for details. | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 5 April 2011
| Luganda | ||
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| Spoken in | Uganda | |
| Region | Central Uganda | |
| Total speakers | 4 million native speakers and 4 million non-native speakers (2002 Population and Housing Census) | |
| Language family | Niger-Congo
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | – | |
| ISO 639-3 | cgg | |
| Linguasphere | ||
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
Luganda is represented with several articles on the TC-wiki:
Augmentation in Luganda
In this article there is a description of how Luganda augments by using the noun class system well known in Bantu languages. Augmentation is realised with cl 7(e)ki- cl, cl 8(e)bi-, 11(o)lu-,cl 20(o)gu- and cl 22(a)ga-. Follow the link above for a full article.
Diminutives in Luganda
Dminutives are very interesting in Bantu languages. In Luganda diminutives are realised through the noun class system involving concordial elements. A few adjectives are also used to denote diminutiion in Luganda. The link above will take you to the article that describes how diminutiion is used in Luganda.
A comparative analysis of Runyankore-Rukiga and Luganda pronominal agreement
In this article we provide a comparison of the pronominal concordial agreement between Luganda and Runyankore-Rukiga. Follow this link for details.