Sikuku, JustineDiercks, Micheal2024-03-152024-03-152021-10-19https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5578822https://africarxiv.ubuntunet.net/handle/1/584https://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/540https://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/540https://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/540Object marker (OM) doubling (i.e. clitic doubling) in Lubukusu has previously been argued to necessarily generate a verum (focus) reading of the clause. We argue for a new empirical generalization: OM-doubling is licit when there is focus in/on the verb phrase, and verum results when that is not otherwise possible (as an elsewhere case). We demonstrate these patterns with a large range of novel empirical data, providing a fuller picture of clitic doubling in LubukusuObject markingLubukusuVerb phrase