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NASAL CONSONANT PROCESSES IN STANDARD KISWAHILI

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  • I. Iribemwangi

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Keywords:

Phonological processes, homorganic nasal assimilation, nasal deletion, Ganda law, Kiswahili.

Abstract

This paper discusses four phonological processes that are evident in Standard Kiswahili nasal consonants. The natural

generative phonological theory (NGP) has been used in the analysis of the various processes. Both formal and general

rules have been posited for each of the processes in order to show the environments under which they occur.

Author Biography

  • I. Iribemwangi

    1. Department of Linguistics and Languages

    University of Nairobi, Box 30197 - 00100 – Kenya

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Published

2025-03-14

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