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1 online resource (178 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; TOPIC 1. Pronunciation How do you say that?; TOPIC 2. Sound Changes; TOPIC 3. Noun Classes; TOPIC 4. Infinitive Tense; TOPIC 5. Present Continuous Tense (+); TOPIC 6. Present ContinuousTense ( -- ); TOPIC 7. Pronouns; TOPIC 8. Imperative Tense (+); TOPIC 9. Imperative Tense ( -- ); TOPIC 10. Near Future Tense (+); TOPIC 11. Near Future Tense ( -- ); TOPIC 12. Conjunctions; TOPIC 13. Ka and its Various Functions; TOPIC 14. Modified Stem; TOPIC 15. Present Perfect Tense (+); TOPIC 16. Past Tense (+) |
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TOPIC 17. Past Tense ( -- )TOPIC 18. Adjectives & Determiners; TOPIC 19. Possessives; TOPIC 20. Far Future Tense (+); TOPIC 21. Far Future Tense ( -- ); TOPIC 22. Locatives; TOPIC 23. Demonstratives: This & That; TOPIC 24. Not Yet Present Tense; TOPIC 25. The Verb To Be; TOPIC 26. There Is/Are and Has/Have; TOPIC 27. There Is/Are Not and Has/Have Not; TOPIC 28. Habitual/Continuous; TOPIC 29. Questions; TOPIC 30. Have you ever ... Questions?; TOPIC 31. Time Markers; TOPIC 32. Object Markers; TOPIC 33. Verb Endings -- An Overview; TOPIC 34. Reciprocal Verb Endings; TOPIC 35. Causative Verb Endings |
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TOPIC 36. Neuter Verb EndingsTOPIC 37. Static Verb Endings; TOPIC 38. Applied Verb Endings; TOPIC 39. Passive Verb Endings; TOPIC 40. Intensive Verb Endings; TOPIC 41. Reversive Endings; TOPIC 42. Adverbs; TOPIC 43. Numbers; TOPIC 44. Conditional Present Continuous (+, +) & ( -, +); TOPIC 45. Conditional PresentContinuous (+, -- ) ( -, -- ); Topic 46. Conditional Past Tense (+, +) & ( -, +); Topic 47. Conditional Past Tense (+, -- ) & ( -, -- ); TOPIC 48. Only and Emphasis; TOPIC 49. Verbs as Nouns; TOPIC 50. One and Oneself; Back Cover |
| Summary |
A Practical Guide to Understanding Ciyawo has been developed over fourteen years and systematically explains for the novice the important aspects of Ciyawo grammar for effective communication. A practical grammar guide, the instruction is accessible, giving the basics of pronunciation, to building verb tenses, to ways of combining the different elements of the language in order to form sentences |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Yao language (Africa) -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English
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Yao language (Africa) -- Grammar
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- African Languages.
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Yao language (Africa)
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / African Languages
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dollar, Shawn
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| ISBN |
9789996025280 |
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9996025284 |
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