Tyap/Adverbs

Adverb Definition and Types An adverb tells more about a verb. Types of adverb Adverb of Manner:e.g shenshwuon, makpat, chachaat, ghan, akafiyang Adverb of time: manini, atswon, taulyia, kuzang-mam, lyuo, aliyang, nyet gbang-gbang, harmanini,afwun Adverb of place: aji, ajau, kpankpan, gban-kayau Adverb of degree: gbamgbam Adverb of frequency: kuzanjen, nchiring. Adverb Formation (Bwoi 'A̱kwa'): Tyap language adverbs, regardless of dialect are mainly formed from adjectives, as well as from nouns in varying but closely related ways. Adverbs can be derived from adjectives by the addition of the prefix "m-". Examples: S/N WORD ADVERB FORMED 1 a‌kyiri‌p ma‌kyiri‌p 2 a‌chunchwiit ma‌chunchwiit 3 a‌kyenkyai ma‌kyenkyai 4 a‌ka‌nka‌rang ma‌ka‌nka‌rang 5 a‌za‌nzan ma‌za‌nzan 6 a‌kpa‌a‌t ma‌kpa‌a‌t 7 a‌tsatsak ma‌tsatsak 8 a‌shonshyon ma‌shonshyon 9 a‌cha‌chaat ma‌cha‌chaat Adverbs are again derived from nouns by the addition of the "a̱-" prefix. Examples: S/N WORD ADVERB FORMED 1 mali a̱mali 2 tsotswon a̱tsotswon 3 ta̱mam a̱ta̱mam 4 jenshyung a̱jenshyung 5 tyetuk a̱tyetuk It may as well be formed from a noun through other ways. Examples: S/N WORD ADVERB FORMED 1 sham a̱nsham 2 shanshan ma̱shansham <<Back to previous Lesson On to the next Lesson>>