kwì'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kwi"

Ghomala'

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -wiʔ, -iʔ

Particle

kwì' needs tone(s) (lexical tone unattested)

  1. Marker of the Iterative aspect
    Ǒ kwi' pfaə́.You ate again.

Verb

kwì' alternate of ŋkwì'?

  1. to increase, to add
    Ě kwi' ywə́ tsʉ́.He/she added something to eat.

References

  • K'ayyang Foba Maï, Processus de grammaticalisation en Ghomala’ (2021)
  • Minette Corrine Mokam Foko (2020), The Morphosyntax of Ghɔmáláʼ Verbs: Focus on Inherent Complement Verbs and Serial Verb Constructions