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Sotho concords

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concord" as distinct from the subjectival. Some other authors do not seem to recognise the enumeratives as a separate part of speech and as such do not include the enumerative concords. Doke's classification (the one used in this and related articles) seems to be based on his comparing of the morphologies of several languages and developing a set of expected concords and structures. Thus, for example, the enumerative concord is treated separately since many other Bantu languages have many more enumeratives with a particular class of meanings (denoting the numbers 1 to 5, etc.) used with their own particular concord.
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They are placed right next to the main verb stem. In a multi-verbal conjugation they are used only with the main verb. Usually they do not appear on a verb if the object is explicitly stated (unlike subjectival concords, which have to appear in every predicative), but they can be used with the object
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There are seven basic sets of concords. Each noun class has concords in each set, and the first and second persons have unique concords in some of the sets (the third person uses the class 1 and 2 concords). The exact number of concords differs from language to language, but all Bantu languages have
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In form and function it behaves like the objectival concord (therefore it cannot be used with the objectival concord), including the behaviour of raising the tone of the first syllable of the verb stem. However, unlike the objectival concord, it can also be used to form non-infinitive nouns from
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In form, the concords closely resemble the class prefixes, and it is not unreasonable to assume that originally the other parts of speech were made to agree with the noun by simply prefixing them with the noun's class prefix. Today, in Sesotho, the vowels and consonants of the prefixes have been
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The actual number cited may vary from author to author. Some authors prefer to separate the prefixes used to form the demonstrative pronouns from the relative concords (possibly due to the phonetic transformations). Other authors (particularly in entry-level learner texts) treat the "auxiliary
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In the first example the two high tones are due to the underlying tone on the first syllable of the verb stem as well as HTD. In the second example the single high tone is due to the objectival concord. If the verb is monosyllabic then the high tone shows up on the objectival concord instead.
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If the following verb stem is of more than one syllable, they cause the following syllable (the stem's first syllable) to have a high tone and appear with a low tone. However, if the verb stem is only one syllable long then it is the concord itself which is pronounced with a high tone.
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The relative concords for the 1st. and 2nd. persons resemble the subjectival concords and are only rarely used, and only for relative clauses (never with relative stems). The 1st. and 2nd. persons usually use the class 1(a) and 2(a) concords instead.
1373:, but after any pre-initial morphemes. In a multi-verbal conjugation they appear before every deficient verb (with the exception of contractions) as well as the main verb. The subjectival concord is needed even if the subject is explicitly stated. 2143:." Bantu languages, being agglutinative, construct words by placing affixes around a stem, and if an affix is always placed after other affixes but before the stem (such as in certain verb tenses and moods) then it is usually called an "infix." 194:
in that in most situations separate words (such as absolute pronouns) do not need to be used with verbs to indicate the subject and object (they may be inferred from the subjectival and objectival concords).
953:"Class 1(a)" means class 1 and class 1a, while "class 2(a)" means class 2 and class 2a. Either group uses exactly the same concords, differing only in the class prefix and content. 1273:
In form, the weak concords appear to simply be the weakened form of the prefix, while the strong concords are just the class prefixes. The weak concord for class 9 has the form
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The positive indicative concords are low (or alternatively, null) toned, and those for the noun classes are high toned. In the past subjunctive all the concords are low toned.
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The forms given above are only for the positive indicative mood. In the indicative negative, the subjunctive, the potential, and the participial moods class 1(a) becomes
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Adjectives can be interpreted as nominal relatives which have lost their class prefixes and instead assume the class prefix of the noun they are qualifying.
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The use of this term in Bantu linguistics means "formatives placed in the middle of a word" and not the more common "formatives placed in the middle of a
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is used to form reflexive verbs. It is not a concord in that it does not agree with any noun prefix, but it exhibits concord-like behaviour.
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In form they resemble the subjectival concords, differing only in the 1st. pers. sg. and class 1(a). Before verb stems beginning with a
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Doke & Mofokeng, using evidence from Setswana, claims that in fact the pronominal concords are derived from the absolute pronouns.
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This is one instance of the high toneme appearing as the extra-high allotone without immediately following another high tone (see
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In addition to these seven concords, there are two further immutable concord-like prefixes used in certain situations with verbs.
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is often not used at all (transitively or otherwise) due to being regarded much more vulgar than the preferred Afrikaans import
1218:. The nasalization caused by the class 8 adjectival concord is probably due to false analogy with the class 10 forms (in 1948:
It only exists as a subjectival concord and appears in form to be the subjectival (and "auxiliary") concord of class 9.
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In form they appear to be the relative concords followed by the class prefix. Class 1(a) has an irregular concord
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In form, for the noun classes, they appear to be the weakened prefixes coalesced with the close-mid front vowel
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When two forms of enumerative concords occur, the first one is the "strong" one, and the second is the "weak."
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All the locative classes (classes 16, 17, and 18) use the same concords, which resemble those of class 15.
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It is only used as the subjectival concord for 3rd. persons and noun classes in the direct tense of the
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Being formed from the relative concord followed by the class prefix, they therefore have tonal pattern
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to emphasise it and the action, or if the object appears before the verb (which also emphasises it).
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nasal from the class 1, 3, and 6 prefixes, leaving only the vowel. The class 9 prefix is weakened to
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affects all the concords, resulting in what is sometimes called the "auxiliary concord."
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In form they appear to be formed from the subjectival concord by addition of the vowel
2121:(perhaps inherited from some pre-Proto-Bantu language) which appeared in the concords. 1998:(including multi-verbal conjugations), when the copulative base is a noun or pronoun. 2232: 191: 78: 2189:, L stem (there are few instances of transitive monosyllabic L verb stems; the verb 1125: 1073:. This coalescence has the effect of moving the close and near-close front vowels 164: 28: 2102:
This, and other evidence from Sesotho and other languages, suggests an original
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The first and second persons use the class 1(a) and 2(a) adjectival concords.
2247: 150: 40: 1128:). Most other instances of seemingly tonemic extra-high tones are found in 946:
will occur, with the syllabic nasal appearing only for monosyllabic stems.
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appear to be the weakened prefix followed by the open-mid back vowel
2140: 1219: 1211: 1222:, for example, the class 8 concord does not cause nasalization). 146: 130: 1117:
in non-standard speech) suggesting an inherent close-mid front
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In form they appear to simply be the weakened prefix (class 9
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The orthography used in this and related articles is that of
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The noun concord system is the most striking feature of the
1931:('to pretend to be asleep'; lit. to cause oneself to sleep) 1369:, before any possible infixes verbal auxiliaries and the 985:, and the word or clause which concords with the noun is 2231:. Cape Town: Longman Southern Africa, 3rd. impression. 2162:('I am seeing them naked; lit. 'I am seeing for them') 1843:the verb to which it is attached. Thus its form is 1896:verbs it often has the meaning of "pretend to be" 180:at least the subjectival and objectival concords. 1198:(but it appears as in non-standard speech). The 950:means that the syllabic nasal will always appear. 2245: 1914:('to feign death'; lit. to cause oneself to die) 1406:). In the past subjunctive an assimilated infix 1325:with various regular phonological side effects. 184:modified slightly in largely predictable ways. 98: 2152:Compare the following two tonal patterns: 2146: 1297:('you gave me the name of the head of the 105: 91: 2096: 1390:. In the potential mood (using the infix 1907:('cause to die'; never used directly) → 1416:The past subjunctive "auxiliary concord" 1109:and class 1(a) has an irregular concord 2086: 2246: 2124: 1365:They are placed near the beginning of 909:Immutable concord-like verb morphemes 2133: 1363:concord with the subject of a verb. 242: 232: 1771:you all on what to do when I have 1686:concord with the object of a verb. 1394:in the positive) 1st. pers. sg. is 1370: 1210:, though this is their form are in 1177:please tell me before this Friday') 1085:, moving the near-close back vowel 247: 237: 227: 209: 13: 2229:Textbook of Southern Sotho Grammar 1171:ba mpolelle pele ho Labohlano lena 975:. In the examples, the noun is in 14: 2265: 2174:('I am looking on their behalf') 1709:() due to the middle vowel being 1142:sepheo sa bona e ne e le ho rala 1009:are used in the formation of the 222: 171:outside the narrow Bantu family. 1202:classes have irregular concords 174: 1870:it for himself'). The verb is 1796:her about the budget') (verb 1475:Third persons and noun classes 402:Third persons and noun classes 1839:with the additional effect of 1818:me as your director') (verb 1: 2217: 1884:('to answer for oneself') → 1835:It is simply the close vowel 1286:o mphile lebitso la hloho ya 1153:('their goal was to design a 963:In the following discussion, 2227:, and Mofokeng, S. M. 1974. 1024:. They all have a low tone. 967:a prefix means removing the 7: 1880:('answer on behalf of') → 1676:to speak to you right now') 1328:They all have a high tone. 1280:They have a low/null tone. 10: 2270: 2053:was already afraid') not * 2038:...o ne a se a le lekwala 1874:('to fetch on behalf of') 1705:combination contracts to 1667:ho bua le wena hona jwale 1474: 1430:First and second persons 1429: 1206:instead of the expected * 1105:. The class 9 concord is 1062:are used to concord with 401: 254:First and second persons 253: 216: 213: 208: 205: 2079: 1754:hore le etseng ha ke se 1361:The subjectival concords 1264:The enumerative concords 149:sentence centres on the 2186:('I am defecating it') 2047:enwa o ne a se a le boi 1684:The objectival concords 1312:The possessive concords 1185:The adjectival concords 1007:The pronominal concords 1954:The indefinite concord 1939:The indefinite concord 1590:Class 15, 16, 17, 18. 1169:batlang ho ingodisetsa 1089:to the close-mid back 1066:and relative clauses. 1036:ba sebedisa matsoho a 866:Class 15, 16, 17, 18. 2049:('by that time, this 2029:('by that time, this 1986:employing the verbs 1924:('cause to sleep') → 1790:ka kabo ya ditjhelete 1060:The relative concords 936:Notes on the tables: 169:Niger–Congo languages 165:Bantu language family 1866:('he is supposed to 1857:o tshwanetse ho ilo 1830:The reflexive prefix 1812:ke le molaodi wa hao 1630:to help you while I 1240:a sethuthuthu sa ka 2203:('I am eating it'_ 1956: 1941:is used in certain 1418: 1175:who wish to sign up 1081:to close-mid front 982:bold and underlined 911: 202: 200:Noun class concords 135:Sesotho orthography 1952: 1888:('responsibility') 1621:le wa ka mosebetsi 1425:Auxiliary concord 1414: 1371:objectival concord 1367:the verbal complex 1266:are used with the 1256:were not working') 1113:(which appears as 907: 198: 2114:, but it had an * 1979: 1978: 1792:('we haven't yet 1599: 1598: 1465:(2nd. pers. pl.) 1455:(2nd. pers. sg.) 1445:(1st. pers. pl.) 1435:(1st. pers. sg.) 1247:a ne a sa sebetse 1052:hands to create') 1011:absolute pronouns 979:, the concord is 934: 933: 905: 904: 366:(2nd. pers. pl.) 330:(2nd. pers. sg.) 294:(1st. pers. pl.) 259:(1st. pers. sg.) 192:pro-drop language 143: 142: 115: 114: 2261: 2211: 2150: 2144: 2137: 2131: 2128: 2122: 2100: 2094: 2090: 2036:a coward') not * 1957: 1951: 1927: 1910: 1419: 1413: 1249:('y motorbike's 1217: 1126:Sesotho tonology 1120: 1104: 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Index

Sesotho
Phonology
Tonology
Grammar
Parts of speech
Nouns
Concords
Verbs
Deficient verbs
Orthography
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South Africa
Lesotho
Sesotho orthography
Sesotho
Sesotho noun
Bantu language family
Niger–Congo languages
pro-drop language
Pronominal
Relative
Adjectival
Enumerative
Possessive
Subjectival
Objectival
nasalization
absolute pronouns

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