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Subject(s)

• Jibbali language—Grammar [Browse]
• Jibbali language—Texts [Browse]

Series

• Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ; Volume 72. [More in this series]
• Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics, 0081-8461 ; Volume 72

Summary note

This book contains a detailed grammatical description of Jibbali (or Shahri), an unwritten Semitic language spoken in the Dhofar region of Oman, along with seventy texts. This is the first ever comprehensive grammar of Jibbali, and the first collection of texts published in over a hundred years. Topics in phonology, all aspects of morphology, and a variety of syntactic features are covered. The texts include those collected by the late T. M. Johnstone (newly edited and translated), as well as new texts collected by the author, while the grammar is based both on the texts and on original fieldwork. Semitists, linguists, and anyone interested in the folklore of Arabia will find much valuable data and analysis in this volume.

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English

Contents

• Front Matter
• Introduction
• Phonology
• Pronouns
• Nouns
• Adjectives
• Verbs: Stems
• Verbs: Tenses and Forms
• Prepositions
• Numerals
• Adverbs
• Interrogatives
• Particles
• Some Syntactic Features
• Greetings and Basic Phrases
• Johnstone’s Jibbali Texts
• Additional Texts
• Text 18 with Morpheme Glossing
• Bibliography
• Indexes.

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ISBN

90-04-26285-7

Doi

• 10.1163/9789004262850

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