Language: Chadian Spoken Arabic (Nigerian Dialect)
Information:
Also Known As: Arabe Choa , Chad Arabic , Chadian Arabic , Chowa , L’arabe du Tchad , Shua , Shua Arabic , Shuwa Arabic & Suwa
Sources: Owens (1993)
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic
Map:
Pronouns:
| A | S | O | Poss. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (excl) Person Singular | ana | ana | -ni | -i - |
| 1st (excl) Person Dual | aniːna | aniːna | -na | -na |
| 1st (excl) Person Plural | aniːna | aniːna | -na | -na |
| 1st (incl) Person Dual | aniːna | aniːna | -na | -na |
| 1st (incl) Person Plural | aniːna | aniːna | -na | -na |
| 2nd Person Singular | int̪a - | int̪a - | -ak - | -ak - |
| 2nd Person Dual | int̪u - | int̪u - | -ku - | -ku - |
| 2nd Person Plural | int̪u - | int̪u - | -ku - | -ku - |
| 3rd Person Singular Gender 1 | hu | hu | -a - | -a - |
| 3rd Person Singular Gender 2 | hi | hi | -ha - | -ha - |
| 3rd Person Dual | humma - | humma - | -hum - | -hum - |
| 3rd Person Plural | humma - | humma - | -hum - | -hum - |
Lexicon:
| ID | Word | Entry | Annotation | Loan | Source | Source Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43288 | 3sg M P (3rd Person Singular Masculine) | -a | In free variation with '-e' (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43289 | 3sg M O (3rd Person Singular Masculine) | -a | In free variation with '-e' (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43301 | 2sg O (2nd Person Singular) | -ak | Alternates with '-k' which appears suffixed to verbs with a word final vowel (Owens 1993:84). 2sgF form is '-'ki' (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43300 | 2sg P (2nd Person Singular) | -ak | Alternates with '-k' which appears suffixed to nouns with a word final vowel (Owens 1993:84). 2sgF form is '-'ki' (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43323 | 1sg A (1st (excl) Person Singular) | ana | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43322 | 1sg S (1st (excl) Person Singular) | ana | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43311 | 12du A (1st (incl) Person Dual) | aniːna | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43306 | 12pl S (1st (incl) Person Plural) | aniːna | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43307 | 12pl A (1st (incl) Person Plural) | aniːna | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43310 | 12du S (1st (incl) Person Dual) | aniːna | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43314 | 1pl S (1st (excl) Person Plural) | aniːna | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43315 | 1pl A (1st (excl) Person Plural) | aniːna | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43318 | 1du S (1st (excl) Person Dual) | aniːna | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43319 | 1du A (1st (excl) Person Dual) | aniːna | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43284 | 3sg N P (3rd Person Singular Neuter) | -ha | In free variation with '-a/-he' (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43285 | 3sg N O (3rd Person Singular Neuter) | -ha | In free variation with '-a/-he' (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43287 | 3sg N A (3rd Person Singular Neuter) | hi | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43286 | 3sg N S (3rd Person Singular Neuter) | hi | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43291 | 3sg M A (3rd Person Singular Masculine) | hu | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43290 | 3sg M S (3rd Person Singular Masculine) | hu | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43280 | 3d P (3rd Person Dual) | -hum | In free variation with '-um' and '-əm', while 3dF form is '-hin' (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43277 | 3p O (3rd Person Plural) | -hum | In free variation with '-um' and '-əm', while 3plF form is '-hin' (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43276 | 3p P (3rd Person Plural) | -hum | In free variation with '-um' and '-əm', while 3plF form is '-hin' (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43281 | 3d O (3rd Person Dual) | -hum | In free variation with '-um' and '-əm', while 3dF form is '-hin' (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43282 | 3d S (3rd Person Dual) | humma | 'humma' is the 3dM form. 3dF is 'hinna' (Owens 1993:83). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43278 | 3p S (3rd Person Plural) | humma | 'humma' is the 3dM form. 3dF is 'hinna' (Owens 1993:83). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43283 | 3d A (3rd Person Dual) | humma | 'humma' is the 3dM form. 3dF is 'hinna' (Owens 1993:83). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43279 | 3p A (3rd Person Plural) | humma | 'humma' is the 3dM form. 3dF is 'hinna' (Owens 1993:83). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43320 | 1sg P (1st (excl) Person Singular) | -i | Alternates with '-yi' which appears suffixed to nouns with a word final vowel (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43303 | 2sg A (2nd Person Singular) | int̪a | 'int̪a' is the 2sgM form. The 2sgF form is 'int̪i' (Owens 1993:83-4). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43302 | 2sg S (2nd Person Singular) | int̪a | 'int̪a' is the 2sgM form. The 2sgF form is 'int̪i' (Owens 1993:83-4). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43299 | 2du A (2nd Person Dual) | int̪u | 'int̪u' is the 2dM form. 2plF form is 'int̪an' (Owens 1993:83). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43295 | 2pl A (2nd Person Plural) | int̪u | 'int̪u' is the 2plM form. 2plF form is 'int̪an' (Owens 1993:83). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43294 | 2pl S (2nd Person Plural) | int̪u | 'intu' is the 2plM form. 2plF form is 'intan' (Owens 1993:83). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43298 | 2du S (2nd Person Dual) | int̪u | 'int̪u' is the 2plM form. 2plF form is 'int̪an' (Owens 1993:83). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43293 | 2pl O (2nd Person Plural) | -ku | 2plF form is '-kan' (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43296 | 2du P (2nd Person Dual) | -ku | 2dF form is '-kan' (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43297 | 2du O (2nd Person Dual) | -ku | 2dF form is '-kan' (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43292 | 2pl P (2nd Person Plural) | -ku | 2plF form is '-kan' (Owens 1993:84). | Owens (1993) | ||
| 43317 | 1du O (1st (excl) Person Dual) | -na | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43316 | 1du P (1st (excl) Person Dual) | -na | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43305 | 12pl O (1st (incl) Person Plural) | -na | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43308 | 12du P (1st (incl) Person Dual) | -na | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43309 | 12du O (1st (incl) Person Dual) | -na | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43304 | 12pl P (1st (incl) Person Plural) | -na | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43312 | 1pl P (1st (excl) Person Plural) | -na | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43313 | 1pl O (1st (excl) Person Plural) | -na | Owens (1993) | |||
| 43321 | 1sg O (1st (excl) Person Singular) | -ni | Owens (1993) |
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