Table 4. Derivational Process (Verbal Nominalization) in Nzema Proverbs
Base Verb | Nominalising Suffix | Derived Noun |
a. kakye ‘remind’ | {-volɛ} | kakyevolɛ ‘reminder’ |
b. boa ‘help’ | {-volɛ} | boavolɛ ‘helper’ |
c. biza ‘interrogate’ | {-volɛ} | bizavolɛ ‘interrogator’ |