Topics in Chadic Linguistics VI. Papers from the 5th Biennial International Colloquium on the Chadic Languages, Leipzig, June 10-14, 2009 (Chadic Linguistics · Linguistique Tchadique · Tschadistik 7)

CONTENTS. Preface. Ari Awagana: La lexicographie du buduma - une étude exploratoire. Sergio Baldi / Rudolf Leger: Some diachronic obser­va­tions on gender and number in Bole-Tangale Languages. Václav Blažek: Chadic "BROTHER" and "SISTER". Roger Blench: Mwaghavul pluractional verbs. Richard Gravina: The internal classification of Chadic Biu-Mandara. Birgit Hellwig: Lexical aspect classes in Goemai (West Chadic). Dymitr Ibriszimow / Balarabe Zulyadaini: Fighting friends with the scent of a bride - Wives, 'family' and 'relatives' in Hausa from a cognitive semantic point of view. Marit Lobben: Agreement and relative topicality in the -aC causative / caused-motion and benefactive constructions in Hausa. Doris Löhr: Belante zela áte yáwe 'sending an eagle up to water' - Multiword expressions in Malgwa. Adam Mahamat: Les differents types de contes dans la litterature orale des Kotoko de Makari. Maria Schubert: Means of Transport - The concept of vehicle for L1 and L2 Hausa speakers. Gábor Takács: The "Chadic Lexical Roots" and their Afro-Asiatic background II-. Henry Tourneux: La contribution de Heinrich Barth à la lexicographie du parler kotoko.