Ethnonyms in Hausa
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1984
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Studies in African Linguistics
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Hausa ethnonyms, terms indicating a person's or~g~n, ethnic
affiliation, or professional or social position, are formed
with a prefix ba- in the singular and a suffix -aawaa
in the plural. This paper provides a detailed specification
of the segmental and tonal characteristics of "these ethnonyms
and a comprehensive list of currently acceptable forms. The
paper illustrates the semi-productive nature of the construction
and the imperfect pairing of forms with ba- and
-aawaa. The use of ethnonyms to indicate 'supporters or followers
of a person' is documented as well as the overlooked
functioning of ethnonyms as adjectival qualifiers. The paper
explores the relationship between the suffix -aawaa and the
identical suffix found with names of towns and villages. The
major conclusion is that ba- and -aawaa are suppletive
derivational markers, the former originally denoting 'person
... ', the latter indicating 'community ... '.
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Hausa, African Languages, Linguistics
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Newman, Paul. 1984. Ethnonyms in Hausa. Studies in African Linguistics 15(3): 301-320.
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