Lingala affixes in Ndunga-le

Summary

Affix function number of borrowed affixes

Description

Information and examples are from Pasch (1988).

4 noun class prefixes which form two singular-plural pairs

  • mù- ‘singular class 1’, e.g. mù-mbòmà-Ø ‘spirit’
  • mì- ‘plural class 2’, e.g. mì-mbòmà-yè ‘spirits’
  • (l)í- ‘singular class 3’, e.g. í-lágɛ̀-Ø ‘fire’
  • ma- ‘plural class 4’, e.g, má-lágɛ́-yɛ̀ ‘fires’