ABANYALA BA KAKAMEGA: Language- Adverbs in Olunyala (K)
By Balovera Edwin Ongacho Olunyala (K) is a language spoken by Abanyala of Navakholo in Kakamega County. The language has many adverbs. The following is list of common adverbs and their meanings. To add meaning to a verb is okhuinosia. Therefore an adverb can be said to be elinosio (sgl) or emenosio (pl) A] ADVERBS OF MANNER IN OLUNYALA (K). All of them are formed from verbs, nouns and adjectives using Olunyala (K) affixes of manner: 'khu~', 'ma~', 'me~, 'mu~', 'ne~', 'nga~', 'o~', 'si~', '~chi', and '~chio'. ~chi (a~, ba~, bi~, chi~, chu~, ha~, ka~, ki~, ku~, li~, lu~, mu~ , o~, si~, wu~, yi)- in a manner like this; thus. 1. Akingire achi. 2. Nenyakho ebiteru biri bichi. 3. Ekhupanga ochuwa chuli chuchi ~chio (a~, ba~, bi~, chi~, chu~, ha~, ka~, ku~, li~, lu~, mu~ , o~, si~, wu~, yi)- in a manner like that. 1.Tira omukoye ochio. 2 Lomba bibe bichio. 3. Tira ochio ~kho - in a reasonable/fair manner of th