Datapoint Kewa / Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases

Language:Kewa
Feature:Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases by Bernard Comrie
Value:Ergative - absolutive

Examples

Sentence igt-1802:
áá ada pú a
áá
man
ada
home
go
a
pst.3sg
the man went home
Sentence igt-1803:
áá mé mená tá a
áá
man
erg
mená
pig
hit
a
pst.3sg
the man hit the pig
Sentence igt-1804:
ní píra wa
I
píra
sit
wa
pst.1sg
I sat down
Sentence igt-1805:
né mé tá wa
I
erg
hit
wa
pst.1sg
I hit it
Sentence igt-1806:
ake mé ní tá a
ake
what
erg
I
hit
a
pst.3sg
what hit me?

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