Language

Basaá

Anaphoric markers

NameDescriptionAnswerset
1'RCM'BasaáDetails
2'RCM' + PRN CONN PRNBasaáDetails
3'RCM' + PRN-REFLBasaáDetails
4BODY PRNBasaáDetails
5BODY PRN-REFLBasaáDetails
6Null Object ReciprocalNull object interpreted as inherently reciprocalBasaáDetails
7Null Object ReflexiveNull object interpreted as inherent reflexiveBasaáDetails
8Null POSSBasaáDetails
9PRN CONN PRNBasaáDetails
10PRN PRN-REFLBasaáDetails
11PRN-ALONEBasaáDetails
12PRN-REFLBasaáDetails
13PronounBasaáDetails
14pronoun + PRN CONN PRNBasaáDetails
15RFMBasaáDetails
16RFM+PRN-REFLBasaáDetails
17V-Null RFMtamla 'introduce oneself'BasaáDetails

Predicate Types

72 records found.

NameDescriptionAnswerset
1áŋáŋ 'read'BasaáDetails
2ÁŋlÁŋl 'tell'BasaáSections: Properties(1)

3ɓá híhohaɓá híhoha 'be guilty'BasaáSections: Properties(1)

4ɓá, jéɓá, jé 'be'BasaáDetails
5ɓá'/ɓée nsɛ́ŋɓá/ɓée nsɛ́ŋ 'be necessary'BasaáSections: Properties(1)

6ɓáná (gwě) liɓɔmá ɓáná (gwě) liɓɔmá 'have a meeting'BasaáDetails
7ɓánɛ̂ɓánɛ̂ 'take place at/in'BasaáDetails
8ɓatɓat 'demand, ask'BasaáSections: Properties(1)

9ɓéglɓégl 'yell'BasaáDetails
10ɓéhɛ́ɓéhɛ́ 'warn'BasaáDetails
11ɓɛɓɛɛɓɛɓɛɛ 'ready'BasaáDetails
12ɓɛmɓɛm 'expect'BasaáDetails
13ɓodól ɓodól 'begin'BasaáDetails
14ɓón ɓón 'promise' BasaáDetails
15ɓɔ́tŋɛ̂mɓɔ́tŋɛ̂m 'hope'BasaáDetails
16gwésgwés 'want, like'BasaáDetails
17hegdáhegdá 'suspect, guess, imagine'BasaáDetails
18hélêshélês 'force'BasaáDetails
19hɛ̂lhɛ̂l 'be embarassed'BasaáDetails
20híndha ŋɛ̂mhíndha ŋɛ̂m 'afflict, make uncomfortable'BasaáDetails
21hóŋláhóŋlá 'remind'BasaáDetails
22hɔ́ŋɔ̂l1hɔ́ŋɔ̂l 1 ‘believe/think/suspect/consider’:BasaáDetails
23hɔ́ŋɔ̂l2hɔ́ŋɔ̂l (2) ‘remember’BasaáDetails
24huŋɓɛ́huŋɓɛ́ 'whisper'BasaáDetails
25jendésjendés ‘neglect’BasaáDetails
26jîjî 'know' BasaáDetails
27jɔ́dɔ̂pjɔ́dɔ̂p ‘fear’BasaáDetails
28jɔŋjɔŋ ‘consider=take as x’BasaáDetails
29kâlkâl/kel ‘claim, say, state, tell, inform’BasaáSections: Properties(17)

30kêŋkêŋ ‘prevent, stop’BasaáDetails
31kɛ ni βisú kɛ ni βisú 'continue', 'keep doing sthg'BasaáDetails
32kît kît ‘decide’BasaáDetails
33kolikoli ‘deserve, should’BasaáDetails
34kooɓákooɓá ‘prepare’, ‘plan’BasaáDetails
35kɔblakɔbla, ‘mean’BasaáDetails
36kɔn wɔ́ŋí kɔn wɔ́ŋí 'fear, be afraid'BasaáDetails
37Kwánd/kwéndêsKwánd/kwéndês 'be astonished', 'make to be astonished'BasaáDetails
38kwɛl, kwelelkwɛl, kwelel 'discuss, discuss about'BasaáDetails
39kwɔ ŋkáákwɔ ŋkáá 'be guilty, be wrong'BasaáDetails
40lala ‘can’BasaáDetails
41lámálámá 'need'BasaáDetails
42lɛtlɛt ‘be hard’ (difficult)BasaáDetails
43lɔ̂ndlɔ̂nd ‘yell’BasaáDetails
44mâlmâl ‘finish’BasaáDetails
45maséémaséé ''proud, joyful'BasaáDetails
46néhnɛ mut ndʒɛ̌l néhnɛ mut ndʒɛ̌l 'allow sb to, permit sb to'BasaáDetails
47nɛ̂ɓɛ́nɛ̂ɓɛ́ ‘confess, accept, permitBasaáDetails
48nɛ́nɛ̂ nɛ́nɛ̂ 'find', 'appear', 'seem'BasaáDetails
49nimblanimbla 'relax'BasaáDetails
50nógdânógdâ 'feel'BasaáDetails
51nɔ́gnɔ́g 'hear, understand'BasaáSections: Properties(1)

52nɔɔdɛ́nɔɔdɛ́ 'try'BasaáDetails
53nsɛŋnsɛŋ 'necessary'BasaáDetails
54ŋwas, ŋweshaŋwas, ŋwesha 'abandon or stop, make sb to stop or abandonBasaáDetails
55peenapeena ‘doubt’BasaáDetails
56poonápooná ‘appear, seem’BasaáDetails
57púlɛ̂púlɛ̂ 'be or come early'BasaáSections: Properties(1)

58sáâ, tí nsáâsáâ, tí nsáâ 'reward, pay', 'give a reward'BasaáSections: Properties(1)

59seksek 'stop'BasaáDetails
60soŋgásoŋgá 'preventBasaáDetails
61támtám 'regret'BasaáDetails
62tâŋtâŋ 'deny'BasaáDetails
63téé téé 'stop'BasaáDetails
64téédátéédá 'keep'BasaáDetails
65tɛ́hɛ́tɛ́hɛ́ 'see'BasaáDetails
66tí maéβá tí maéβá 'advise', 'give advice'BasaáDetails
67tí mahɔ́ŋɔ̂l tí mahɔ́ŋɔ̂l 'propose, suggest'BasaáDetails
68tilátilá ‘write’BasaáDetails
69tʃel tʃel 'refuse, resist' BasaáDetails
70tʃɛ́lɛ̂ltʃɛ́lɛ̂l 'whine'BasaáDetails
71undaunda 'show, reveal, prove'BasaáSections: Properties(2)

72wɔ́ ɲuú wɔ́ ɲuú 'be ashamed'BasaáDetails

Clause Types

NameDescriptionAnswerset
1'i'infinitive'i'-infnitiveBasaáSections: Properties(1)

2'ínjuú''li'-infinitive 'ínjuú' 'li'-infinitive BasaáDetails
3'ínjuú''li'-infinitiveOvertSubjectínjuú li-infinitive with overt subjectBasaáDetails
4'li'infinitiveOvertSubject'li'-infinitive wiht overt subjectBasaáSections: Properties(1)

5BareInfinitiveBare InfinitiveBasaáSections: Properties(1)

6IndicativeIndicativeBasaáSections: Properties(1)

7li'infinitiveNullSubject'li' infinitive with null subjectBasaáSections: Properties(1)

8SmallClauseSmall ClauseBasaáDetails
9SubjunctiveSubjunctiveBasaáSections: Properties(4)

C Types

NameDescriptionAnswerset
1ínjuúínjuúBasaáSections: Properties(2)

2kikiíkikiíBasaáDetails
3lɛ́lɛ́BasaáSections: Properties(4)

4liinfinitival markerBasaáSections: Properties(5)

5wɛɛ́wɛɛ́BasaáDetails

Example Sentences

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Language Properties

Some syntactic properties of the language

Word order
Consistently SVO

General information about the language

ISO code (ISO 639-3), aka Ethnologue code
ISO 639-3
Language name
Basaá
Genetic classification (Ethnologue)
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Basaa (A.43)
Language group (Ethnologue top level)
Niger-Congo

Language consultant information

Consultant name
Paul Roger Bassong
Gender of consultant
male
Occupation
Professor
Level of education
Ph.D.
Learned language at age
Mother tongue
Familiarity with the language
native speaker
Formal knowledge of the grammar
specialized knowledge, e.g., as language teacher or linguist
Who participated in the elicitation?
Paul Roger Bassong, Naga Selvanathan and Ken Safir using the Clausal Complementation Questionnaire and the Anaphora Questionnaire.

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