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affirmative agreeing agreement alternance appears apply attempt Bantu languages base behaviour BEMBA BUBADGĮ called chapter characteristics classification clauses common consisting consonant containing corresponding criteria dependent prefix dependent tenses described differentia distinct distinguished double element example exception existence extension extra fact field five-vowel frequently genders give given govern grammatical GROUP 20 hand heard identical illustrate important independent indicating isoglosses junction kind known KONGO lexical linguistic MBUNDU means method MFINU nasal consonant negative negative tenses nominal occurs person plural possible practical present principal problem quantity radical reference regularly relationship relative sentences separated seven-vowel similar simple single singular sometimes sounds stem suffix syllable tenses term thing throughout tonal tone tone-pattern tree usually verbal vocabulary vowel whole words ZEZURU zone