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*Noun classification resource<ref>[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiYhNSqr5X9AhUbGVkFHScnDU8QFnoECA8QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.flvc.org%2Fsal%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F107395%2F102715%2F&usg=AOvVaw25U3augVPmpZE1yX8PFevq NOUN CLASSIFICATION IN WOLOF: WHEN AFFIXES ARE NOT RENEWED]</ref> | *Noun classification resource<ref>[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiYhNSqr5X9AhUbGVkFHScnDU8QFnoECA8QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.flvc.org%2Fsal%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F107395%2F102715%2F&usg=AOvVaw25U3augVPmpZE1yX8PFevq NOUN CLASSIFICATION IN WOLOF: WHEN AFFIXES ARE NOT RENEWED]</ref> | ||
*Notable characteristics of Wolof Grammar<ref>[http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf Peace Corps New Wolof Book]</ref> | *Notable characteristics of Wolof Grammar<ref>[http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf Peace Corps New Wolof Book]</ref> | ||
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| + | ======Parts of Speech====== | ||
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| + | Wolof is an SVO language | ||
| + | * Verbs are static and do not change for tense, aspect, or mood | ||
| + | * Nouns have 10 classes, 8 of which are singular classes and are marked by specific prefixes, and 2 are plural classes also marked by prefixes | ||
| + | * Pronouns in Wolof are the most morphologically complex | ||
| + | ** eparated into five categories: personal, possessive, demonstrative, interrogative, relative, indefinite<ref>[http://www.languagesgulper.com/eng/Wolof.html Wolof Morphology]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 02:28, 16 February 2023
Grammar documentation - Wolof
- General overview of Wolof grammar[1]
- Long academic grammatical description[2]
- Noun classification resource[3]
- Notable characteristics of Wolof Grammar[4]
Parts of Speech
Wolof is an SVO language
- Verbs are static and do not change for tense, aspect, or mood
- Nouns have 10 classes, 8 of which are singular classes and are marked by specific prefixes, and 2 are plural classes also marked by prefixes
- Pronouns in Wolof are the most morphologically complex
- eparated into five categories: personal, possessive, demonstrative, interrogative, relative, indefinite[5]
Posessives
- samay yax ak sama suux (wol_output.txt line 73) - samay = my (pl) ; sama = my (sing),
glosses
xeet-am, muy-toj sa-bopp
son.3pPOSS F.crush 2pPOSS.head
Her son will crush your head