GHOTUO LANGUAGE

This research provides a morphological analysis of affixation in the Ghotuo language using a descriptive linguistics approach. The study examines how affixes, including prefixes, suffixes, infixes, and circumfixes, modify root words to create new words and alter their grammatical and lexical functions. The research uses a qualitative method of data collection by conducting oral interviews with native speakers and consulting secondary sources. The analysis also explores other mophological processes such as disfixes, duplifixes, reduplication, suprafixes, and
simulfixes. The research demonstrates that affixation is a productive process in Ghotuo for creating new words and modifying their grammatical and lexical functions, including indicating plurality, negation, possession, and changes in lexical categories, while also showcasing processes like reduplication and tone alterations