Publications

  • Ayiega, M. O. & Mwita, L. C. (2023). Kiswahili Compound Nouns: Reasons for Violation and Non‑Violation of the Bracket Erasure Rule. Journal of African Language and Culture Studies, 4(4), 58–83.
  • Ayiega, M. O. (2022). Utata katika Ufasiri wa Maana za Sitiari za Kiswahili. Jarida la Fahari ya Kiswahili, 1(1), 77–91. Link
  • Ayiega, M. O. & Mwita, L. C. (2021). Nomino Ambatani za Kiswahili Zinazokiuka Kanuni ya Kufuta Mabano. East African Journal of Swahili Studies, 4(1), 30–42. DOI: 10.37284/eajss.4.1.452

Conference Presentations

  • ACAL 56 (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis), Aug 15, 2025
    – Tense Marking and the Order of Suffix in Ekegusii Verbs (with Deo Ngonyani)
    – Morphosemantics of NP‑Internal and Sentence‑Level Agreement (with Alan Ke & Deo Ngonyani)

  • Bantu 10 (University of Dar es Salaam), Aug 12–14, 2024
    – A Taxonomy of Swahili Applicatives (with Deo Ngonyani)

  • CHAUKIDU International Conference (Arusha, Tanzania), Dec 15–16, 2023
    – Upanuzi wa Maana ya Baadhi ya Msamiati wa Kiswahili: Mtazamo wa Ubadilikaji

  • BAKIZA (Wete, Pemba), Dec 17–18, 2022
    – Usawiri wa Mabadiliko ya Mwanamke Mswahili katika Riwaya ya Nyuso za Mwanamke (2010): Mtazamo wa Utamaduni Mageuzi

  • International Conference on African Language & Culture Studies (Beijing, China), Dec 4, 2021
    – Swahili Compound Nouns: Reasons for Violation and Non‑Violation of the Bracket Erasure Rule