What does locativize mean?
Locativize means (grammar) To convert to a locative form..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(grammar) To convert to a locative form..
[…] (the Ateso prefix o- locativizes the noun).
-co is a morpheme that, taking the place of the absolutive nominal suffix, locativizes noun stems.
As in the Deictic Pronoun Locative Construction, in the Definite Reference Locative Construction, the verbal stem is locativized by the encliticization of the Locative Marker onto the verbal stem.
Again there are two acceptable ways of locativizing a class 5 nominal.
Normally, these nouns would be locativized by means of the locative suffix -ng, but it would seem that some uneasiness exists regarding the use of this suffix to locativize neologisms, specifically terms, regardless of whether these are loanwords/adoptives from English or Afrikaans, or existing Northern Sotho words (the semantic content of which has been adapted to designate new concepts).
In most Bantu languages many nouns can be locativized by recategorizing them in a locative class.
Nouns belonging to Classes 1, la, 2, 2a and 6 (signifying people) are locativized by replacing the initial vowel of the noun with the locative prefix ku-, for example: […]
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Locativize means (grammar) To convert to a locative form..
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[…] (the Ateso prefix o- locativizes the noun).
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