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Bambara Grammar - Adjectives

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In today's lesson, we will be discussing adjectives in the Bambara language. Adjectives are words that describe or modify nouns and pronouns. They can be used to give more information about a person, place, thing, or idea.

Adjective Formation

Adjectives in Bambara are formed by adding suffixes to nouns. The suffixes used depend on the gender of the noun being modified. For example, the suffix -wɛrɛ is used to form adjectives from masculine nouns, while the suffix -wɛ is used to form adjectives from feminine nouns.

Masculine Adjectives

Masculine adjectives are formed by adding the suffix -wɛrɛ to the end of a masculine noun. For example, the word for "man" in Bambara is nyɔnɔ, so the adjective meaning "male" would be nyɔnɔwɛrɛ.

Feminine Adjectives

Feminine adjectives are formed by adding the suffix -wɛ to the end of a feminine noun. For example, the word for "woman" in Bambara is kɔnɔ, so the adjective meaning "female" would be kɔnɔwɛ.

Adjective Placement

Adjectives in Bambara are placed before the noun they modify. For example, the phrase "beautiful woman" would be translated as kɔnɔwɛ sɔrɔ.

Adjective Agreement

Adjectives in Bambara must agree with the noun they modify in terms of gender and number. For example, if the noun is plural, the adjective must also be plural. If the noun is feminine, the adjective must also be feminine.

For example, the phrase "beautiful women" would be translated as kɔnɔwɛ sɔrɔw.

Conclusion

In this lesson, we discussed how adjectives are formed and used in the Bambara language. We learned that adjectives are formed by adding suffixes to nouns, and that they must agree with the noun they modify in terms of gender and number.

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