Abstract: Language is an indispensable tool in human and societal development. The dynamic nature of language requires continuous studies in order to keep pace with the development and also expand the frontier of knowledge. This paper attempts to examine the variety of Hausa spoken by the Kanuri in mainly Kanuri speaking areas of Maiduguri metropolis phonologically as well as morpho-syntactically. Interview and unobtrusive observations were the main tools used in the collection of data. The analysis reveals that at phonological level, variations are due to sound deficiency of some Hausa sounds in Kanuri phoneme inventory. The phonological variations reflected in the study are: glottalized sounds are deglottalized, labialized sounds are delabialized, there is no distinction between flap and trill sounds, diphthongs /ai/ and /au/ are monophthongized. At the morpho-syntactic level there is lack of adherence to gender/concord rules, improper use of indirect object markers and preposition among others.
Keywords: Kanuri, interference, transfer, phonology, morpho-syntax.
Title: VARIETIES OF HAUSA SPOKEN BY KANURI IN MAINLY KANURI SPEAKING AREAS OF MAIDUGURI METROPOLIS, BORNO STATE NIGERIA
Author: Mohammed H. Barka
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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