Abstract:
The article basically examines the nominal morphology
of Awngi language. After the Introduction, a review of related literature
is given. The body of the paper explains the language with examples.
Then, results from the study are presented. The first set of data comes
from three of the native speakers of the Language. The second phase
is from one of the writers of this article because the concerned
language his mother-tongue. The analysis reveals the common rules
using tables with exceptions and examples. The examples are also
elaborated for detailed understanding. It also assesses the affixation
of ordinal numbers. The affixes used in different genders are different.
It is true that Awngi is right-headed language because all elements are
in the right side of the words. Awngi has no adpositions; instead it is
the language rich in suffixes. The presence of plenty of case markers
is another characteristic of Awngi language.
