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Negation in Yoruba Incantations by Ridwan Akinkunmi RABIU is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document analyzes the grammatical feature of negation in Yoruba incantations (ọfọ̀). It begins by providing background context on ọfọ̀, noting that they are believed to have magical powers and are used in Yoruba traditional medicine and culture. The document then examines previous scholarly work on analyzing ọfọ̀ through linguistic models. Specifically, it aims to analyze the different grammatical transformations used to derive ọfọ̀, arguing that negation is the most frequent and prominent transformati
- Author
- Ridwan Akinkunmi RABIU
- Language
- EN