Abstract
<jats:p>This research article investigates person-marking in the affirmative and negative forms of the Kimarangu verb, which is one of the primary dialects of Chaga language, as is spoken within Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. The research is motivated by previous studies on verbal morphology and person marking in selected Bantu linguistic communities - the Swahili, and the Arabic. The study is theoretically guided by Baker’s (1985) Mirror Principle. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with indigenous speakers of Kimarangu within Moshi Rural District. A total of 24 verbs were elicited, transcribed, and translated into Swahili so as to facilitate accurate identification of personmarking affixes. The data was analyzed using a descriptive qualitative approach. The findings reveals that Kimarangu exhibits a systematic and highly structured person-marking system consisting of 18 affixes: eight singular, nine plural, and one negative marker. Furthermore, the overall study shows that the distribution and ordering of these affixes follow a fixed morphological template, a phenomenon where person-markers occur in a consistent position relative to tense morphology in both affirmative and negative constructions. It concludes that Kimarangu verb morphology reflects a well-organized agreement system and recommends further comparative research across other Chaga dialects in order to explore variation in person-marking patterns.</jats:p>