Diuxi Mixtec Verbs of Motion and Arrival.

Kuiper, Albertha; Merrifield, William R.

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Publication Date: 1975

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Diuxi Mixtec Verbs of Motion and Arrival

Kuiper, Albertha; Merrifield, William R.

International Journal of American Linguistics, 41, 1, 32-45, Jan 75

In Mixtec there are six motion verbs that are active and function as main and auxiliary verbs and directional modifiers. There are four verbs of arrival and they function as main and auxiliary verbs. These are based on the same root and meaning. The author outlines the pattern of inflection and explains momentary verbs. (SC)

Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Case (Grammar), Descriptive Linguistics, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory, Morphology (Languages), Semantics, Syntax, Verbs

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Identifiers - Location: Mexico (Oaxaca)

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