Compounds

Noun-Noun Compounds

This might actually just be possession, if not for the consonant mutations (?). Consider linking it to that (sub-)article.

o fep maalo
grain of rice (lit. piece of rice)

mbep maalo
grains of rice

mbep ngaaf
grain of millet

pep kaaf
grains of millet

oɓek suukar (ole)
(this) piece of sugar (sugar cube)

Notice that "grain" varies between ofep, mbep, and pep, seemingly agreeing with the type of consonant in the following noun. It is worth figuring out which noun is forcing agreement with which: as it stands, it looks like the measured substance forces noun class concord on the measure word.