THE INCLUSIVE PERSON IN BAKAIRI: PRONOMINAL MORPHOLOGY AND ONTOLOGY IN CARIBAN LANGUAGES

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  • Evandro de Sousa Bonfim UFRJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-6524.50122

Keywords:

pronouns, ontology, karib family, dual.

Abstract

The paper compares the inclusive person in Bakairi language with the corresponding set of personal pronouns in others Southern Cariban languages (Ykpeng and Kuikuro), in order to identify the type of morphology involved, namely person marks, the dual relationship and inclusivity. Besides their grammatical functions, such morphemes are closely related to discursive devices used to express notions of identity and alterity within indigenous groups (ontological process linguistically marked). As such, it offers a reanalysis of the formal linguistic expression for the inclusive person regarding its connection with number and deictic positions.

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Author Biography

Evandro de Sousa Bonfim, UFRJ

Bolsista de Pós-Doc CNPq Pesquisador Deptº de Antropologia/Museu Nacional

Published

2015-06-22

How to Cite

BONFIM, Evandro de Sousa. THE INCLUSIVE PERSON IN BAKAIRI: PRONOMINAL MORPHOLOGY AND ONTOLOGY IN CARIBAN LANGUAGES. Espaço Ameríndio, Porto Alegre, v. 9, n. 1, p. 35, 2015. DOI: 10.22456/1982-6524.50122. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EspacoAmerindio/article/view/50122. Acesso em: 14 aug. 2025.

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