The Subcategorization of Derived Verbs in Kifipa

This paper aims at investigating Subcategorizations of derived verbs in Kifipa. Kifipa is a Bantu language spoken south-west Tanzania by the people denoted to as Wafipa. Wafipa live bigger area between Lake Rukwa and Tanganyika. Currently, located region. Verbs are subcategorized differently different languages. In isolating languages, verb subcategorization syntactic study while languages morphosyntactic study. some derivation does not affect except passive other especially Bantu, (verb extension) alters basic verbs. The focuses on three morpho-syntactic aspects guided theory known Government Binding Burzio’s Generalization Principle particular. generalization work linguist Luigi Burzio 1986. Burzio's deals with organization harmony, how these behave towards their arguments. his theory, came up general classification Qualitative approach explanatory research design were employed analysis presentation data. A sample six respondents from Matai Singiwe villages selected using snowball sampling technique basis age ability. Data collected through sentence questionnaires, grammaticality judgements extraction written materials. findings reveal that has subcategories including which allow only single argument, occurrence two or arguments lastly super transitive more than result co-occurrence extension suffixes. Extension affixes affects subcategory they increase number extensions applicative causative extensions. On hand, such passive, reciprocal, stative reflexive decrease intensive verb.