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Journal Article
A Note on Setswana Onomatopoeias
2023
Overview
The Setswana language, like other African languages, has a rich word class category of onomatopoeia words that are derived from diverse sound sources in the environment of the speakers. Onomatopoeic words are sound imitations. They subsequently derive ideophones which are the secondary function of imitated sounds. In the Setswana grammars, little or nothing is said about onomatopoeia; however, ideophones are accounted for and given prominence in the linguistic analysis of the language. This preliminary discussion of onomatopoeic words illustrates that this word category needs to be studied in Setswana as a distinct word category. They are the primary source of ideophones. This paper argues that onomatopoeic words are of interesting linguistic value at the level of phonology, morphology, and syntax. Therefore, they cannot be neglected in the study of the Setswana language. The purpose of this paper is to open a discussion on onomatopoeic words and how they relate to other word categories in the language.
