Kuteb Verbal Extensions vs. Bezen Verbal Serialisation: A Comparison

Kuteb and Bezen are both Southern-Jukunoid languages. Whereas the former language seems to have retained Proto-Niger Congo category-preserving verbal derivation and even developed new suffixes, the latter language lacks such devices completely. In the present paper, I critically assess the status and origin of Kuteb derivative morphology on verbs by comparing the suffixes with parallel constructions in form of serial verbs in Bezen.