Locative Arguments In Bantu

The documents available on this module reflect a substantial part of the work of Prof. Josephat Rugemalira as a linguist within the university setting. The intention is to provide access to those materials produced under the auspices of the Languages of Tanzania Project which are now largely out of print and have never been made available online. It is my hope that, with time, the University of Dar es Salaam will be able to make the large amount of material produced from that project available to the wider public via the internet.

Nyaraka zinazopatikana hapa zinawakilisha sehemu muhimu ya kazi ya Prof. Josephat Rugemalira kama mwanaisimu katika mazingira ya chuo kikuu. Nia ya kuziweka hapa ni kuwawezesha watu mbalimbali kupata nyaraka hizi ambazo zilitokana na kazi za Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania na ambazo kwa kiasi kikubwa hazichapishwi tena, na hazijawahi kupatikana katika intaneti. Ni matumaini yangu kwamba, hatimaye, Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam kitaweza kuziweka kwenye intaneti nyaraka nyingine nyingi zilizotokana na mradi ule, kwa manufaa ya umma.

2. Locative marking strategies

2.1 Locative noun class prefix

   The basic marking strategy for locatives is prefixation by means of the locative prefix ha/pa-, ku-, mu-, and i-, traditionally referred to as noun class prefixes 16, 17, 18 and 23 respectively1. The locative prefix is stacked onto the original class prefix of the noun in question.
(1) mu-lu-gutu      in the (animal) pen [Sukuma F21]
(2) mu-nzira      in the path [Shona S12]
(2) ku-mu-gunda   in the farm [Hehe G62]
(3) ha-meza      on the table [Sukuma F21]
(4) he-mu-twi   on the head [Bondei G24]
(5) pa-shi-tala   on the bed [Safwa M25]
(6) pa-lu-soko      in the valley [Nyakyusa M31]
(7) i-bu-raayi   in Europe [Rundi D62]
(8) ku-Lilongwe      to Lilongwe [Chewa N31b]

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