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Alaba-Kʼabeena language

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the final vowel for masculine words ending in a short vowel is i, for those ending in a long vowel it is ee." And regarding feminine nouns; "they drop -t(a), and end in e. (...) The last vowel of those nouns ending in é or ó does not change but they do lose the high pitch. If the corresponding vowel
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Alaba differentiates between several different types of cases. There are primary and secondary cases. Absolutive and Nominative are the primary cases and will therefore be mentioned first. The Absolutive can be further subdivided into six more cases, i.e. Instrumental, Similative Genitive, Dative,
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Again, there is difference between female and male nouns. Regarding male nouns there are two possibilities. "Either -h(a) is suffixed or it is not; when choosing, e.g. between mancíi and mancíih(a)," The second version refers to a specific man/person.
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This denotes a doubled of sounds in the pronunciation of the word. Almost all consonants have a geminated counterpart. This means, in terms of stops, that the release is being delayed while other consonants are being extended. Similarities to the
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The Absolutive is used in different syntactic environments: as the citation form of nouns, to encode the direct object, as the nominal predicate, marginally to indicate a location with non-motional verbs and to indicate a certain point of time.
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district of Oromia Region. The literacy rate of native speakers in their language is below 1%, while their literacy rate in second languages is 8.6%; Alaba-Kʼabeena is taught in primary schools. It has an 81% lexical similarity with
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In Alaba grammatical gender is indicated by word-final vowels for masculine and feminine words. "Apart from cases of biological sex, there is no semantic motivation for gender."
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The form of the Dative in Alaba is based on morphological features that were shown in the Genetive above. The final vowel is lengthened, if not yet done, and gets a high pitch.
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In linguistics, the term refers to the duplication of sounds or words as well as the associated linguistic phenomena, such as a longer pronunciation.
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Syllables in Alaba consist of a consonant or one or two vowels. There are several syllables in Alaba, for example light, heavy and extra heavy.
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Names like Muhammad, only the last vowel is lengthened, which leads to Muhammadii but NOT Muhammadiih(a). Therefore, -h(a) is never suffixed.
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The Genetive in Alaba is mainly used to indicate a possessive relationship by using a suffix marker as it can be seen below in the table.
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The number of speakers of this language has increased. In 2001 there were 204,000 speakers and in 2007 approximately 280,000 speakers.
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The Nominative is used to encode the subject of an intransitive, as well as the subject of a transitive sentence.
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The table below shows the pronouns and pronominal clitics (PC) related to their grammatical cases.
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A collection of over 400 proverbs in this language has been published with English translations.
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So, the suffix marker attaches to the possessor, independent from the gender of the possessed.
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Das Kʼabeena: Deskriptive Grammatik einer hochlandostkuschitischen Sprache
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Alaba has ten vowels, which contrast in height and backness as well as in
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The Kʼabeena: Descriptive Grammar of a Highland East Cushitic Language
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A Grammar of Alaaba: A Highland East Cushitic Language of Ethiopia
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is a, long ee or aa, the Genitive ending is also a, ee or aa.
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máakut(i) t'awá shuultáa: Sayings of the Alaaba (Ethiopia)
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In terms of phonetics it is important to mention that "
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in Alaba are often used to indicate the plural form.
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The Absolutive is used to encode the direct object:
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The Alaba speakers consists of 23 different groups.
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389:⟨uu⟩ 370:⟨ii⟩ 336: 227:The Alaba Groups 226: 200:, specifically in 3424: 3423: 3418:extinct languages 3344: 3343: 3302: 3301: 3230: 3229: 2917: 2916: 2881:Foreign languages 2876: 2875: 2303:978-3-89645-284-9 2280:978-3-89645-483-6 2229:, pp. 88–89. 2193:, pp. 84–88. 2178:, pp. 82–83. 2166:, pp. 72–73. 2021:(18th ed., 2015) 1940: 1939: 1419: 1418: 1406:c'uule lokkát(a) 1392:c'uuli lokkát(a) 1381:The girl's dream 1194: 1193: 1144: 1143: 1100:Masculine Nouns 1084: 1083: 960: 959: 833: 832: 461: 460: 447:⟨a⟩ 423:⟨o⟩ 404:⟨e⟩ 380:⟨u⟩ 361:⟨i⟩ 314: 313: 194:Great Rift Valley 167: 166: 16:(Redirected from 3449: 3241: 3240: 3170:Somali languages 3116: 3115: 3107: 3106: 2944: 2937: 2930: 2921: 2920: 2464:Sebat Bet Gurage 2412: 2411: 2356: 2349: 2342: 2333: 2332: 2322: 2307: 2284: 2254: 2248: 2242: 2236: 2230: 2224: 2218: 2212: 2206: 2200: 2194: 2188: 2179: 2173: 2167: 2161: 2150: 2144: 2138: 2132: 2121: 2115: 2106: 2100: 2091: 2085: 2079: 2073: 2067: 2061: 2055: 2049: 2043: 2031: 2025: 2024: 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2192: 2187: 2185: 2177: 2172: 2165: 2160: 2158: 2156: 2149:, p. 49. 2148: 2143: 2137:, p. 48. 2136: 2131: 2129: 2127: 2120:, p. 27. 2119: 2114: 2112: 2105:, p. 17. 2104: 2099: 2097: 2090:, p. 14. 2089: 2084: 2077: 2072: 2065: 2060: 2053: 2048: 2042: 2038: 2035: 2030: 2020: 2019: 2014: 2009: 2007: 2002: 1994: 1991: 1988: 1987: 1981: 1978: 1977: 1970: 1967: 1962: 1957: 1956:Muslím-mat(i) 1952: 1950: 1935: 1932: 1929: 1926: 1923: 1920: 1917: 1914: 1911: 1908: 1902: 1898: 1895: 1892: 1889: 1884: 1881: 1878: 1875: 1872: 1869: 1864: 1863: 1859: 1856: 1853: 1850: 1847: 1844: 1841: 1838: 1835: 1832: 1827: 1816: 1812: 1809: 1806: 1801: 1798: 1795: 1792: 1789: 1784: 1781: 1775: 1771: 1768: 1765: 1762: 1759: 1756: 1753: 1750: 1745: 1742: 1731: 1727: 1724: 1721: 1718: 1715: 1712: 1709: 1706: 1703: 1700: 1694: 1690: 1687: 1684: 1681: 1676: 1673: 1670: 1667: 1664: 1661: 1650: 1646: 1643: 1640: 1637: 1634: 1631: 1630: 1624:Instrumental 1605: 1602: 1593: 1590: 1587: 1586: 1580: 1573: 1572: 1566: 1563: 1558: 1551: 1546: 1539: 1534: 1530: 1527: 1524: 1523: 1518: 1517: 1511: 1504: 1503: 1499: 1498: 1492: 1485: 1482: 1477: 1474: 1471: 1466: 1459: 1456: 1451: 1448: 1445: 1442: 1438: 1430: 1428: 1422: 1414: 1411: 1408: 1405: 1404: 1400: 1397: 1394: 1391: 1390: 1386: 1383: 1380: 1377: 1376: 1372: 1369: 1366: 1363: 1362: 1358: 1355: 1352: 1350:c'uule buʔlá 1349: 1348: 1344: 1341: 1338: 1336:c'uuli buʔlá 1335: 1334: 1330: 1327: 1324: 1321: 1320: 1316: 1313: 1310: 1307: 1306: 1302: 1299: 1296: 1293: 1292: 1286: 1278: 1269: 1267: 1262: 1260: 1255: 1253: 1247: 1240: 1235: 1234: 1230: 1229: 1223: 1220: 1215: 1212: 1203: 1189: 1186: 1185: 1181: 1178: 1177: 1173: 1170: 1169: 1165: 1162: 1161: 1157: 1154: 1153: 1147: 1139: 1136: 1135: 1131: 1128: 1127: 1123: 1120: 1119: 1115: 1112: 1111: 1107: 1104: 1103: 1097: 1079: 1076: 1073: 1070: 1067: 1064: 1061: 1060: 1056: 1053: 1050: 1047: 1044: 1041: 1038: 1037: 1033: 1031: 1028: 1025: 1022: 1020: 1016: 1015: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1003: 1000: 998: 995: 994: 990: 987: 984: 981: 978: 975: 974: 968: 956: 952: 949: 945: 942: 939: 938: 935: 931: 928: 924: 921: 918: 917: 914: 910: 907: 903: 900: 897: 896: 893: 889: 886: 882: 879: 876: 875: 871: 868: 865: 862: 861: 855: 853: 849: 847: 841: 829: 826: 822: 819: 815: 813: 809: 804: 801: 797: 796: 793: 791: 789: 786: 782: 780: 779: 776: 774: 772: 769: 763: 759: 757: 754: 749: 746: 744: 741: 737: 734: 730: 727: 723: 720: 716: 714: 710: 707: 705: 702: 698: 695: 691: 689: 684: 683: 679: 675: 673: 670: 666: 663: 659: 656: 652: 647: 645: 641: 638: 635: 631: 628: 624: 621: 617: 614: 610: 607: 603: 602: 599: 596: 592: 589: 585: 582: 578: 575: 571: 566: 565: 561: 557: 554: 550: 547: 543: 540: 536: 532: 527: 522: 520: 515: 511: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 493: 492:post-alveolar 490: 488: 483: 480: 478: 475: 472: 453: 444: 437: 436: 429: 420: 416: 410: 401: 397: 394: 393: 386: 377: 373: 367: 358: 354: 351: 350: 346: 343: 341: 340: 334: 332: 317: 310: 307: 304: 301: 300: 296: 293: 290: 287: 286: 282: 279: 276: 273: 272: 268: 265: 262: 259: 258: 254: 251: 248: 245: 244: 240: 237: 234: 231: 230: 224: 221: 218: 216: 211: 207: 203: 199: 196:southwest of 195: 191: 190:Kebena people 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 162: 158: 156: 155: 150: 146: 142: 139: 134: 129: 126: 123: 119: 113: 101: 98: 97: 96: 93: 92: 91: 90:Highland East 88: 87: 86: 83: 82: 81: 77: 73: 67: 63: 57: 54: 50: 46: 43: 40: 36: 31: 19: 3413: 3384: 3357: 3214: 3120:Macro-Somali 3102:Lowland East 3061: 2981: 2775:Nilo-Saharan 2506: 2416:Ethiosemitic 2318: 2313: 2293: 2289: 2269: 2260:Worked cited 2246: 2234: 2222: 2210: 2198: 2171: 2142: 2083: 2078:, p. 7. 2071: 2066:, p. 2. 2059: 2047: 2029: 2016: 1992: 1989: 1985: 1983: 1979: 1975: 1968: 1958: 1948: 1946: 1930:ʔissáacc(i) 1807:kiʔnéecc(i) 1600: 1591: 1588: 1584: 1582: 1574: 1570: 1564: 1552: 1540: 1532: 1528: 1525: 1521: 1519: 1515: 1513: 1505: 1501: 1500: 1496: 1486: 1483: 1475: 1472: 1460: 1457: 1449: 1446: 1443: 1439: 1436: 1425: 1423: 1420: 1297:Translation 1284: 1276: 1265: 1263: 1258: 1256: 1251: 1249: 1241: 1232: 1231: 1227: 1221: 1213: 1209: 1200: 1158:Translation 1145: 1108:Translation 1095: 1062: 1039: 1018: 996: 979:Translation 966: 954: 947: 933: 926: 912: 905: 891: 884: 872:Translation 866:Translation 850: 842: 839: 469:Consonants 328: 315: 260:Wusharminee 238:T'orumboraa 222: 219: 173: 169: 168: 152: 125:Ge'ez script 99: 80:Afro-Asiatic 2690:Hamer-Banna 2034:2007 Census 1893:ʔisíicc(i) 1854:ʔiséecc(i) 1810:kiʔnéen(i) 1627:Similative 1612:Nominative 1609:Absolutive 1522:ʔaaʔʔ-is-ée 1506:take from ( 1502:ʔaaʔʔ-is-ée 1261:{buy (1SG)} 1254:hirʔ-éem(i) 1239:hirʔ-éem(i) 898:sumudát(a) 263:Azoobaddaa 3431:Categories 2018:Ethnologue 1998:References 1933:ʔssáan(i) 1909:ʔissat(a) 1896:ʔisíin(i) 1885:ʔisíih(a)/ 1813:kiʔneg(a) 1782:kiʔnet(a) 1550:mancíih(a) 1484:mancóot(a) 1481:mancóot(a) 1398:masculine 1370:masculine 1359:masculine 1345:masculine 1342:masculine 1331:masculine 1317:masculine 1314:masculine 1303:Possessed 1300:Possessor 1273:Nominative 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Index

Alaba-K’abeena language
Ethiopia
Lake Shala
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Cushitic
Highland East
Kambaata
Writing system
Ge'ez script
ISO 639-3
alw
Glottolog
alab1254
Highland East Cushitic language
Ethiopia
Halaba
Kebena people
Great Rift Valley
Lake Shala
Alaba special district
Kebena
Goro
Kambaata
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