Maasai gender in typological perspective

Maasai nouns (or determined NPs) occur in one of three genders: masculine/ augmentative, feminine/diminutive, or place (the last is extremely limited). The Maasai gender system is semantic rather than formal (i.e., based on phonological or morphological criteria) in type, but with at least two disti...

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Main Author: Doris Payne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LibraryPress@UF 1998-06-01
Series:Studies in African Linguistics
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Online Access:https://ojs.test.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107385
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