▁commonly ▁used ▁peri phr astic ▁constru ctions . ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁B ant u ▁languages , ▁a ▁major ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Niger – C ongo ▁language ▁family , ▁G be ▁languages ▁have ▁very ▁little ▁inf lection al ▁morph ology . ▁There ▁is ▁for ▁example ▁no ▁subject – verb ▁agreement ▁what so ever ▁in ▁G be , ▁no ▁gender ▁agreement , ▁and ▁no ▁inf lection ▁of ▁n oun s ▁for ▁number . ▁The ▁G be ▁languages ▁make ▁extensive ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁rich ▁system ▁of ▁t ense / as pect ▁markers . ▁ ▁Red up lication ▁is ▁a ▁morph ological ▁process ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁root ▁or ▁stem ▁of ▁a ▁word , ▁or ▁part ▁of ▁it , ▁is ▁repeated . ▁The ▁G be ▁languages , ▁like ▁most ▁other ▁K wa ▁languages , ▁make ▁extensive ▁use ▁of ▁redu p lication ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁new ▁words , ▁especially ▁in ▁der iving ▁n oun s , ▁ad ject ives ▁and ▁ad ver bs ▁from ▁ver bs . ▁Thus ▁in ▁E we , ▁the ▁verb ▁l ã ́ , ▁' to ▁cut ', ▁is ▁nom inal ised ▁by ▁redu p lication , ▁yield ing ▁l ã l ã ́ , ▁' the ▁act ▁of ▁cutting '. ▁T rip lication ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁intens ify ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁ad ject ives ▁and ▁ad ver bs , ▁e . g . ▁E we ▁ko ▁' only ' ▁→ ▁k ok ook o ▁' only , ▁only , ▁only '. ▁ ▁Gram mar ▁The ▁basic ▁word ▁order ▁of ▁G be ▁cla uses