Chicheŵa Reciprocal Fragment

[Nor23]

Chicheŵa (Bantu) marks reciprocity with the verbal affix "-an-" (same cognate as Swahili "-an-", reflecting shared Bantu morphology). This is a verbal affix strategy (monovalent): it reduces valency by removing the object argument.

Example: [Nor23] ex. 20 (citing Dalrymple et al. 1994).

The reciprocal affix is distinct from the reflexive prefix "dzi-".

def Chichewa.Reciprocals.anSuffix : Reciprocal.Marker

Equations

• Chichewa.Reciprocals.anSuffix = { form := "-an-", strategy := Reciprocal.Strategy.verbalAffix }

def Chichewa.Reciprocals.markers : List Reciprocal.Marker

Marker inventory.

Equations

• Chichewa.Reciprocals.markers = [Chichewa.Reciprocals.anSuffix]