The natives of Bushi speak Mashi, a language that brings about confusion to its learners since a single verb may bear more than one meaning. By dint of noticing that this is an obstacle to the mastery of the language in question, we have tried to explain and bring more light to the matter. To do so, we have collected some Shi verbs, namely the ones we thought were useful for the fulfillment of the present work. It was realized that people who learn Mashi as their second language ignore that the latter is a tone language.
This is mostly manifested in Shi verbs. Besides, we have noticed that a learner of Mashi needs to pay much attention to vocalic length, and also the context or circumstances in which any single Shi utterance is provided.
Beowulf and Kahambwa are two epics, respectively of European and African origins. The fact that these epics constitute an important element in literature has interested us in dealing with in doing a study whose aim is to disclose those similarities and differences. We have provided the plot of each of the two epics in order to make our study more effective. This plot helped us facilitate the understanding to anybody who
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