The Nature of Conditional Sentences in Nyakyusa

Authors

Amani Lusekelo, University of Dar es salaam University College of Education(DUCE))Follow

Abstract

The mechanisms utilized to introduce conditional construction in Nyakyusa are partly similar to the patterns available in some Bantu languages because its protasis is introduced by the word lıınga. The counterfactual marker angali introduces the apodosis of the counterfactual sentences, similar to Zulu and Swahili. The main difference is that Nyakyusa differentiates reality and unreality situations primarily through TAM formatives. For instance, realistic situations manifest in future and present tenses while unrealistic events are primarily indicated by remoteness in past tense.

Recommended Citation

Lusekelo, Amani (2016) "The Nature of Conditional Sentences in Nyakyusa," Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences: Vol. 5 : No. 1 , Article 3.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.56279/jhss.v5i1.2