Talk:ukuntu
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Smashhoof
@Smashhoof: Why do you think this is class 15? We could treat 17 as completely merged into 15 in Rwanda-Rundi, but it makes some sense to keep them separate: Rwanda-Rundi puts words for means in 17 (which makes historical sense) and treats 15 as having plurals (in 6), but 17 as having both singular and plural sense (i.e. it can be expressed as a semantic plural with no change in morphology or agreement). —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 23:34, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
- @Metaknowledge: kinyarwanda.net marks it as class 15. I didn't realize Rwanda-Rundi had non-locative nouns in class 17. Smashhoof (Talk · Contributions) 23:44, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
- @Smashhoof: They make mistakes too, but I think this is a matter of interpretation, and I prefer the comparative perspective. The only other nouns in 17 are ukuri and ukugene (Rundi only). —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 23:46, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
- @Metaknowledge: Alright, thanks for catching that. Smashhoof (Talk · Contributions) 23:52, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
- @Smashhoof: They make mistakes too, but I think this is a matter of interpretation, and I prefer the comparative perspective. The only other nouns in 17 are ukuri and ukugene (Rundi only). —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 23:46, 1 March 2020 (UTC)