Plural Formation in Bodo
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 12
Abstract
This paper attempts to highlight different ways of plural formation in Bodo, one of the important languages of Tibeto-Burman branch of Sino-Tibetan language family of Assam. In this language, there are three distinct ways of plural formation. To obtain plurality, different suffixes are added to the noun, pronoun and adjective; use of different collective terms and reduplicate noun, pronoun and adjective. This paper will explore these processes of plural formation. Keywords: Bodo, plural formation, suffix, collective term, reduplication
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Rujab Muchahary
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