Markweta (Markweeta) is a
Kalenjin language Kalenjin may refer to:
* Kalenjin people of Kenya
** keiyo people
** Kipsigis people
** Marakwet people
** Nandi people
** Pokot people
** Terik people
** Tugen people
** Sebei people
* Kalenjin language
* Kalenjin languages
The Kalenjin lan ...
of Kenya. The regional terms ''Endo'' and ''Sambirir'' (or the clan name ''Talai'') have been used for northern and southern Markweta, but they are not distinct dialects. The unmarked word order is
Verb–subject–object
A verb () is a word (part of speech) that in syntax generally conveys an action (''bring'', ''read'', ''walk'', ''run'', ''learn''), an occurrence (''happen'', ''become''), or a state of being (''be'', ''exist'', ''stand''). In the usual descri ...
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Phonology
Vowels
Markweta has five basic vowels: /a, e, i, o, u/. All vowels have variants based on
tongue root position and length, for a total of 20 distinct vowel phonemes.
The vowels /o:/ and /a:/ are both pronounced like /ɔ:/, and can only be distinguished by looking at affixes.
Consonants
Markweta has 13 consonants:
Morphology
Markweta has gender. Gender is realized as a prefix added primarily for person nouns and animal names, but sometimes inanimate objects.
The prefixes 'kaa-' and 'kii-' are used to indicate nominalization.
References
Kalenjin languages
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