Form and function of conditional constructions in the Gumuz language of Metekel zone

Travis Williamson; Eric Larson

doi:10.32473/sal.v46i1.107243

Form and function of conditional constructions in the Gumuz language of Metekel zone

Authors

Travis Williamson
Eric Larson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v46i1.107243

Keywords:

conditional, Gumuz, Kumuz

Abstract

This paper describes not only the forms of the limited number of conditional constructions in Gumuz [guk] but also their various functions as found primarily in natural texts collected from a variety of districts within Metekel Zone in northwestern Ethiopia.