Diminutive 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4

Diminutive 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4

Diminutive 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4

/dɪˈmɪn.jʊ.tɪv/ (adj)

very small, tiny, little, petite, elfin, miniscule, miniature, mini, midget, undersized, pocket-size, minute

The present paper is concerned with the diminutive morpheme -wa/-ba in Akan. It examines the form, the origin and the various meanings associated with diminutive forms in the language. We attribute the origin of the diminutive to the lexical word for ‘child/offspring’ ɔba, basing our argument on language internal evidence as well as cross-linguistic generalizations.

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Antonym: huge, massive, colossal, bulky

Noun: diminutiveness

Adverb: diminutively