Editing Khwe language (section)

== Morphology ==
Khwe is a suffixing language, and thus has a rich inventory of head-marking suffixes on nouns and verbs. Verbs take [[Tense–aspect–mood|tense-aspect-mood suffixes]] (TAMs), marking for [[causative]], [[Applicative voice|applicative]], [[Comitative case|comitative]], [[Locative case|locative]], [[Passive voice|passive]], [[Reflexive verb|reflexive]] and [[Reciprocal (grammar)|reciprocal]].<ref>{{Cite book|title = Linguistic Geography of Africa|last1 = Heine|first1 = Bernd|publisher = A. Cambridge University Press|year = 2007|isbn = 9781281156112|first2 = Derek|last2 = Nurse|series = Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact}}</ref> Nouns are marked with person-gender-number suffixes (PGNs). Gender division in Khwe is based on sex, and is expressed by PGNs, with gender being marked even in first-person dual and plural.

Negation in Khwe is indicated with the clause-final negative particle ''vé,'' which can be used to indicate non-occurrence of an event, non-equation between entities, and the non-possession of an entity.<ref name=":2" /> The post-verbal particle ''tí'' can also be used, although its application is limited to prohibitive functions, such as negative [[Imperative mood|imperatives]] and the negative [[hortative]] and [[Jussive mood|jussive]] constructions, in which ''vé'' can also be used.<ref name=":2" />