Morphophonemics of the Verb in Rendille; Gender and Plurality in Rendille (Paperback)

Paperback. The morphology and morphophonemics of the verb in Rendille are treated; of simple stems consisting of a bare , and of derived stems consisting of a root plus an extension affix. Suffix extensions-which may be reflexive-middle causative, agentive-are dealt with in some detailbrief mention is made of prefix extensions, in particular the reduplicative. Some notes are included on verbal noun forms. Morphophonemic alternations in the verb are examined. Attention is drawn to the primacy of a 2-Consonant constraint in Rendille and various rule conspiracies designed to prevent violations of this; and rule conspiracies; phonotactically constrained consonant metathesis and a peeking rule'. This study looks at the morphology and morphophonemics of the verb in Rendille, a language of north-eastern Kenya. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.