On the verbal system in Langi a Bantu language of Tanzania

Abstract

This paper presents the Langi verbal system and the various ways in which tense, aspect and mood are encoded. Through a description of the structures and uses of the various forms, it attempts to demonstrate how the different conjugations fit together to form a coherent whole, morphologically and semantically, and how in some cases the system has been influenced by surrounding Cushitic languages.

Keywords

• Langi
• tense
• aspect
• mood
• Cushitic