ANALYSIS OF DATA (SIWU IN PERSPECTIVE) Siwu is a language spoken in the Central parts of the Volta Region Ghana .

Among the towns and villages that use this language include Lolobi, Akpafu, Adorkor, and Sokpo and . The language has diverse ways of using a noun phrase. By the use a data, this paper discusses how noun phrases are used in the language. Noun phrase Siwu language has a noun phrase which is headed by a head noun or a pronoun that is attached to the verb in the sentence.Example 1a below shows the use of pronouns in this sense. 1a. - so- Shia pron iso.

She take put table on

The structure of Siwu noun phrase can be seen in example 2a below 2a (noun/pronoun)- qualifier-determiner-intensifier. This can be seen in example 2b below 2b ara things mama others

Siwu is a post position language ie The preposition comes after the noun it modifies. This can be seen in example 2c below.

Cat be LOC table under Siwu nouns use affixes(prefixses and suffixes) The prefixes are used to show the number used in the nouns Example 3a is used to denote this. 3a. I kpe - fish

SING fish 3b a PL kpe fish

Two forms of plural markers are identified in Siwu language (a and ma).The markers are attached to the noun. Example 4a below shows how these markers are used 4a - rgo 3SG woman 4b ma - rgo PL woman (women) In the above examples the prefix ma indicate plurality while rgo remains in the singular form

In Siwu language, is used for persons while I is used for non-humans. Example 5a shows the use of and I are used in the language. Example 5a rgo-woman rreman Example 5b ione fish - fish

Example 5c i- bagi SING bag The noun phrase in Siwu language can be a head (one word).This can be seen in examples 6a below 6a Kutu kla Kanya Kuru soup mat mouth urine

Qualifiers Siwu language uses derived norminals as qualifiers. Example 6a below shows how this is used in the language. 6b rgobi girl

In the above example, rgo means girl while bi means small or young.However,the two are joined together .ie. small woman (girl)

LOCATIVE VERBS The language uses locative verbs which appear in different forms. Three forms in this regard are shia is used for human beings, :pia is used for no-h inanimate objects. These can be seen in the following sentences: 7a rre shia i- yo kato Boy be LOC SING house on The is on top of the house

7b pusu pia pron kayere no Cat be LOC table under

The cat is under the table - yara kayere no Ball is SING chair under

The ball is under the chair