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    Table 1: The Subject Concord Criterion

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    1. The document outlines different noun class prefixes in a Bantu language and specifies the subject concord for nouns with each prefix. 2. It divides nouns into classes based on their prefix and whether they are singular or plural forms. 3. The tables show that prefixes like umu-/um- are for singular nouns while aba-/abe- indicate plural nouns, and the subject concord changes accordingly between prefixes.

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    Table 1: The Subject Concord Criterion

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    1. The document outlines different noun class prefixes in a Bantu language and specifies the subject concord for nouns with each prefix. 2. It divides nouns into classes based on their prefix and whether they are singular or plural forms. 3. The tables show that prefixes like umu-/um- are for singular nouns while aba-/abe- indicate plural nouns, and the subject concord changes accordingly between prefixes.

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    1. The document outlines different noun class prefixes in a Bantu language and specifies the subject concord for nouns with each prefix. 2. It divides nouns into classes based on their prefix and whether they are singular or plural forms. 3. The tables show that prefixes like umu-/um- are for singular nouns while aba-/abe- indicate plural nouns, and the subject concord changes accordingly between prefixes.

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    Table 1: The Subject Concord Criterion

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    Table 1: The subject concord criterion

    Class Noun Prefix Nouns Subject Concord


    1 umu-, um- umu-ntu (person), um-fana (boy), um-lungu u-
    (white person), um-elulek(a)+i (counsellor), um-
    elus(a)+i (cowboy/herdboy/shepherd), um-
    akh(a)+i (builder)
    1a u- u-baba (father), u-gogo (grandmother) u-
    2 aba-, abe-, aba-ntu (people), aba-fana (boys), abe-lungu ba-
    ab- (white people), ab-elulek(a)+i (counsellors), ab-
    elus(a)+i (cowboys/herdboys /shepherds), ab-
    akh(a)+i (builders)
    2a o- o-baba (fathers), o-gogo (grandmothers) ba-
    3 umu-, um- umu-zi (home), um-thombo (well), um-thwalo u-
    (luggage)
    4 imi-,im- imi-zi (homes), im-thombo/imi-thombo (wells), i-
    im-thwalo/imithwalo (luggages)
    5 i-, ili- i-so(eye), i-hlo (eye), i-va (thorn), i-khanda, li-
    (head), ili-zwe (nation) ili-hlo (eye)
    6 ama-,ame- ame-hlo (eyes), ame-va (thorns), ama-zwe a-
    (nations), ama-khanda (heads), ama-foni
    (phones), ama-senta (centres), ama-senti
    (cents), ama-loni (loans), ama-layini (lines)
    7 isi-, is- isi-su (stomach), is-ono (sin) si-
    8 izi-, iz- izi-su (stomachs), iz-ono (sins) zi-
    9 iN-, i- im-puphu (mealie-meal), i-senti (cent), i-senta i-
    (centre), i-loni (loan), i-ayini (line), i-foni (phone)
    im-p(h)ondo (horns), im-pabanga (bold head),
    in-k(h)osi (king/kings), in-t(h)omb(a)+I (young i-/zi-
    lady/young ladies), in-taba
    (mountain/mountains), in-komo (beast/beasts),
    im-buzi (goat/goats), in-to (thing/things)
    10 iziN- izin-ja (dogs), izin-to (things), izin-t(h)i (sticks) zi-
    11 ulu-,ul-, ulw- ulu-de (wild vegetable), ul-evu (beard)-, ulw-azi lu-
    ,u- (knowledge), u-phondo (horn), u-thi/ulu-thi
    (stick), u-thango (fence)
    14 ubu-, u-, ub- ubu-so (face), u-tshwala (beer) u-tshani bu-
    (grass), ub-omi (life), u-boya (animal hair), ub-
    omvu (pus), u-thuvi (human waste)
    15 uku-, uk-, uku-dla (food), uk-ona (to sin), ukw-azi (to ku-
    ukw- know)

    Table 2: The singularity and plurality criterion


    Class Noun Singular Form Class Noun Plural Form
    Prefix Prefix
    1 umu-, umu-ntu (person), um- 2 aba-, abe- aba-ntu (people), aba-fana
    um- fana (boy), um-lungu ab- (boys), abe-lungu (white
    (white person), um- people), ab-elulek(a)+i
    elulek(a)+i (counsellor), (counsellors), ab-elus(a)+i
    um-elus(a)+i (cowboy/ (cowboys/ herdboys
    herdboy /shepherd), um- /shepherds), ab-akh(a)+i
    akh(a)+i (builder); um- (builders); ab- oni (sinners)
    on(a)+i (sinner)
    1a u- u-baba (father), u-gogo 2a o- o-baba (fathers), o-gogo
    (grandmother) (grandmothers)
    3 umu-, umu-zi (home), um- 4 imi-, im- imi-zi (homes), im-
    um- thombo (well), um- thombo/imi-thombo
    thanyelo (sweeping (wells), im-
    broom), um-thwalo thanyelo/imithanyelo
    (luggage) (sweeping brooms), im-
    thwalo/imithwalo
    (luggages)
    5 i-, ili-, il- i-so(eye), i-hlo (eye), i-va 6 ama-ame- ame-hlo (eyes), ame-va
    (thorn), i-khanda, (head), (thorns), ama-khanda
    ili-zwe (nation), i-khosi (heads), ama-zwe
    (king), ili-hlo (eye), il- (nations), ama-khosi
    embu (cloth) (kings), ame-hlo (eyes),
    ama-lembu (clothes)
    7 isi-, is- isi-su (stomach), is-ono 8 izi-, iz- izi-su (stomachs), iz-ono
    (sin), isi-tshwala (sadza) (sins), izi-tshwala (sadza)
    9 iN- in-ja (dog), in-to (thing), 10 iziN- izin-ja (dogs), izin-to
    in-t(h)omb(a)+i (young (things), izin-t(h)omb(a)+i
    9 i- lady) 6 ama- (young ladies)
    i-senti (cent), i-senta ama-senti (cents), ama-
    (centre), i-foni (phone), i- senta (centres), ama-foni
    loni (loan), i-layini (line) (phones), ama-loni (loans),
    ama-layini (lines)
    11 ulu- ulu-de (wild vegetable)
    ulw- ulw-azi (knowledge)
    ul- ul-evu (beard) 9 iN- in-devu (beards)
    u- u-phondo (horn), u- 9 iN- in-p(h)ondo (horns), in-
    thango (fence), u-fudu t(h)ango (fences), im-fudu
    (tortoise), u-zipho (nail), (tortoise), in-zipho (nails),
    u-devu (beard), u-daba in-devu(beards), in-daba
    (story), u-limi (language) 10 (stories), in-dimi
    u-thi/ulu-thi (stick) (languages)
    izin-t(h)i (sticks)
    14 ubu-, u-, ubu-so (face), u-tshwala,
    ub- (beer) u-tshani (grass),
    ub-omi (life), ub-omvu
    (pus) 8 izi- izi-boya (animal fleece)
    u-boya (animal hair) 9 iN- in-t(h)uvi (human wastes),
    u-thuvi (human waste), in-debe (lips)
    u-debe (lip)
    15 uku-, uk-, uku-dla (food), uk-ona (to
    ukw- sin), ukw-azi (to know)

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