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Lexical Dialectal Variations in Kȋȋkamba: a Structural and Comparative Study of Noun Morphophonology

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This paper undertook to examine the Kȋȋkamba noun dialectal variation at the lexical level. The study used the variation theory by Labov (1972). Accordingly, a descriptive research design was adopted. The findings of this paper revealed that dialectal variation existed within Kȋȋkamba noun at the lexical level and that such variations were phonologically and lexically determined. This meant that Kȋȋkamba noun lexically and phonologically varied across the three dialects of Kȋȋkamba these are; Kȋkȋtui, Kȋmasakȗ and Kȋkȋlȗngȗ.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23275467

Author: Josphat Kang'esa Kȋvuko1*, Dr. Joshua ȋtumo2, Dr. Norah Atambo3

Language: English

Topic: Linguistic Variation and Morphology

Subfield: Linguistics and Language

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7221334061

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