The Morpho-phonology of Ennar (Peripheral West Gurage Dialect)

Ennar is a language variety under the south-Ethiopic Semitic classification, belonging particularly to the Peripheral West Gurage (PWG). It includes various linguistic features that could be important input in the study of Semitic languages. However, this particular dialect has not got due attention so far by researchers. Hence, this author tried to describe the comprehensive grammar of Ennar. This volume addresses the phono-morphological features of the language per se as an initial publication; and further grammatical features of it will be disclosed later on.

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Wendimu H. Butaga is a linguistic professor at Wolaita Sodo University. He had studied linguistics at AAU in his MA and PhD academic career. He undertakes tremendous researches on South Ethiopic Semitic languages, particularly on Gurage varieties (sometimes called dialects).