3.6.
Adverbs
According to Webster's Comprehensive Dictionary of English
Language (1996:21),»an adverb is any of a class of words used to
modify the meaning of a verb, adjective or other adverb, in regard to time,
place, manner, means, cause, degree, etc.» In accordance with diglossic
distinction between B.S. and S adverbs, some account on manner adverbs and
negation adverbs is provided hereafter.
3.6.1.
Manner adverbs
The outstanding manner adverbs in diglossic lexical
distinction are:
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B.S.
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English equivalents
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S
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Bien (French)
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Well
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Vizuri
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Sanasana
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Mostly
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Hasa
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Here, «bien» is a borrowing from French and
«sanasana» is an S basic word.
3.6.2.
Time adverbs
In terms of diglossic lexical distinction, the following time
adverbs can be mentioned:
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B.S.
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English equivalents
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S
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Après (French)
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then, after
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baada, kisha
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Avant (French)
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before(hand)
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Mbele
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Lote
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Eternally/for ever
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daima, milele
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B.S. borrows time adverbs from French or bases on S terms that
it uses as time adverbs, for the sake of diglossic lexical distinction
3.6.3.
Negation adverbs
Diglossic lexical distinction being taken into account, the
following negation adverbs have been looked into:
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B.S
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English equivalents
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S
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Aiko vile
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No, it is not that
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Siyo
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Ata
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No
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Hapana
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B.S. negation adverbs are S lexical features.
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