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Folarin, Antonia Y. – 1988
The advantages of analyzing the Yoruba prefix "oni-" as two morphemes, "o-" and "ni-" are discussed, and it is shown why it is better to analyze it as an inseparable, single morpheme rather than two separate morphemes. "Oni-" is the only class-maintaining prefix in Yoruba, and is the only prefix attached to a noun to form another noun. Evidence is…
Descriptors: Morphemes, Morphophonemics, Nouns, Prefixes (Grammar)
