A grammar of Murui (Bue) : a Witotoan language from Northwest Amazonia / by Katarzyna I. Wojtylak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wojtylak, Katarzyna I., author.

Series:

Brill's studies in the indigenous languages of the Americas ; v. 15.

Brill's studies in the indigenous languages of the Americas, 1876-5580 ; volume15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Murui language--Grammar.

Murui language.

Grammar.

Physical Description:

xx, 591 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Summary:

"In A Grammar of Murui (Bue), Katarzyna Wojtylak provides the first complete description of Murui, an endangered Witotoan language, spoken by the Murui-Muina (Witoto) people from Colombia and Peru. The grammar is written from a functional and typological perspective, using natural language data gathered during several fieldtrips to the Caquetá-Putumayo region between 2013 and 2017. The many remarkable characteristics of Murui include a complex system of classifiers, differential subject and object marking, person-marking verb morphology, evidential and epistemic marking, head-tail linkage, and a system of numerals, including the fraternal (brother-based) forms for 'three' and 'four'. The grammar represents an important contribution to the study of Witotoan languages, linguistic typology of Northwest Amazonia, and language contact in the area"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

The sound system

Word classes

Nominal morphology

Verbal morphology and related issues

Sentence types, clause types, and complex constructions

Discourse.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Wojtylak, Katarzyna I., A grammar of Murui (Bue)

ISBN:

9789004411111

9004411119

OCLC:

1153339310

Publisher Number:

9789004411111