Nouns in Nkwen Language

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Below is a table showing the different noun prefixes in Nkwen Language. There are nine (9) noun classes following the noun prefixes. The nouns in class one (1) begin with the prefix (m̀ or ǹ ). It should be noted that classes 2, 5, and 7 are plural classes while the rest are singular. Thus, class seven (7) is different from class (3) three which is a singular class, though they both begin with the prefix ǝ̀. The last class (9) is made up of nouns with no prefixes.

 

A TABLE OF NOUN PREFIXES IN THE NKWEN LANGUAGE

Class	Noun prefix	Examples	Free Translation
1.	ǹ, m̀	nfò m̀byî m̀bɛrǝ	Chief goat lazy-one
		ǹta’à ǹnà ǹcǐ ǹsa’à ǹzɛrǝ̀ ǹsùŋə	Hill, animal in-law injection thief farm
		ǹkyî ǹgwo ǹgarǝ̀ ǹkǝ̀mə ǹkɛnǝ̀ ǹfòŋǝ	Water dog gun noble message cup
2.	Bə̀	Bə̀fò bə̀kə̀mǝ bə̀ntò bǝ̀zɛ̀rǝ	Chiefs nobles pots thieves
3.	ə̀	ə̀làrə̀ ǝ̀lyi ǝ̀li’ì ǝ̀lìi ǝ̀tàrǝ̀	bridge soldier-ant farm work incense cram
4.	nə̀	Nə̀sa nə̀lòŋə nə̀fâ nǝ̀là’a	Buttock radio twin net
5.	mə̀	Mə̀nta’à mǝ̀kù mǝ̀sâ  mǝkû mə̀fâ mǝ̀là’a	Hills legs buttocks beans twins nets
6.	à̀	àkù àtî àfwǒ àkaŋǝ̀ àlǝ̀ŋǝ	Foot tree leave pan chair
7.	ǝ̀	ə̀so ə̀tsə̀’ə ə̀bà’à ǝ̀lǝ̀ŋǝ ǝ̀kaŋǝ̀	Hoes clothes doors chairs pans
8.	Fə̀	Fə̀nkəbə̀ fəkəbə fə̀ŋnyə fǝ̀sàŋǝ̀	Statue spoon snake star
9.	ф	Kàŋə̀ forə bàtǝ̀ wàrə̀ tankǎ yɛ̀rǝ̀	Squirrel rat wine- calabash hawk friend earing

Nouns in Nkwen Language

 

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