Abstract:
Not much has been written on the Kigiryama language. So far I have found
nothing written on demonstratives. This project is about the study of demonstratives
in Kigiryama. It is intended to describe the form and function of Kigiryama
demonstratives in discourse. Kigiryama demonstratives have a complex of functions
in the discourse .In addition to working as demonstratives they also work as definite
articles, reference markers in anaphora, relativizers, and emphasis indicators to
mention the most important ones. This means that Kigiryama demonstratives, playa
big role in Kigiryama discourse, hence some research was necessary. I have worked
on a few functions and I think more research in the future will be of great use.
It is my great hope and desire that this study will be very useful for Bible
translation and other literary works both for Kigiryama speakers and foreigners
interested in the language.
