This is a descriptive and analytical study that discusses the structure of the
Tagom noun phrase (see Dixon (2010) for Basic Linguistic Theory).
Tagom (also known as Gom or Rashad) is a dialect of Tegali, which in turn is a
variety in the Rashad group which belongs to Kordofanian, part of the large
Niger-Congo phylum (see Greenberg 1963; Schadeberg 1981; Williamson &
Blench 2000; Blench 2013). To not confuse group name and dialect name, we
use ‘Rashad’ for the former and ‘Tagom’ for the latter (in accordance with
Schadeberg (2013)). Actually, the morpheme ta- is a locative marker and -kom
refers to the ethnicity. However, since the dialect Tagom is known by this name,
we keep the name of the location rather than the more correct ŋágóm with the
prefix designating the language (see Schadeberg 2013: 328). The dialect is
spoken in Southern Kordofan in the Tegali and Tagom Hills and Rashad town.
As stated by Schadeberg (2013: 327), the whole Rashad group, and hence also
Tagom, “is the most understudied group of Kordofanian languages – together
with Lafofa”.
Publication Date
1/1/2018
Publisher
Nuba Mountains Language Studies: New Insights, Schnider-Blum, Hellwing and Dimmendaal (eds.)
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