The morpheme -KU- in Runyankore-Rukiga.

Author: Misah Natumanya

This page examines the grammatical function of the morpheme "KU-/-KU-" in Runyankore-Rukiga. The data is the result of typecraft's phrase search done on April 09, 2011.

The morpheme -ku- is an interesting affix and occupies different morphological positions with different meanings in Runyankore-Rukiga.

"KU" An infinitive Marker: Here this morpheme occupies either the medial position(-KU-) or the initial position(KU-). It is usually proceeded by a verb stem.

infinitive marker

Buri kureeterwa kuriya nirwo rurikukutangirira, obumuri buriho ku orikureetwa kuri nibwo burikukutangiira na n’ebyombeko nabyo tibirikureebeka kubi.

“Every time you come from that direction, its the compound that attracts you. the flowers are available when you are coming from there its the flowers that attracts you and even buildings are not bad.”

Buri

buri

every

DET

kureeterwa
ku	reetererw	a
INF	arise	FV
V

kuriya
ku	riya
INF	thereDIST
DEM

nirwo
ni	rw	o
isEMPH	11
PNana

rurikukutangirira
ru	ri	ku	ku	tangirir	a
11	isPRES	INF	2SG	welcome	FV
V

obumuri
o	bu	muri
IV	14	flower
N

buriho
bu	ri	ho
14	PRES	thereLOC
V

ku

ku

when

CONJ

orikureetwa
o	ri	ku	reet	w	a
2SG	PRES	INF	bring	PASS	FV
V

kuri
ku	ri
15	there
DEM

nibwo
ni	bw	o
isEMPH	14
PNana

burikukutangiira
bu	ri	ku	ku	tangiir	a
14	PRES	INF	2SG	welcome	FV
V

na

na

with

PREP

n’ebyombeko
n’	e	by	ombeko
and	IV	8	building
N

nabyo
na	by	o
and	8
PNana

tibirikureebeka
ti	bi	ri	ku	reebek	a
NEG	8	PRES	INF	be-seen	FV
V

kubi
ku	bi
INF	bad
ADVm