Datapoint Yidiny / Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases

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

Examples

Sentence igt-2895:
guda:ga gada ŋ
guda:ga
dog
gada
come
ŋ
npst
the dog is coming
Sentence igt-2896:
wagud̡anggu guda:ga bund̡a :ɲ
wagud̡anggu
man.erg
guda:ga
dog
bund̡a
hit
pst
the man hit the dog
Sentence igt-2897:
ŋaɲd̡i gada ŋ
ŋaɲd̡i
we
gada
come
ŋ
npst
we’re coming
Sentence igt-2898:
ŋaɲd̡i ɲuniɲ bund̡a ŋ
ŋaɲd̡i
we
ɲuniɲ
you.acc
bund̡a
hit
ŋ
npst
we’ll hit you
Sentence igt-2899:
ɲundu ŋaɲd̡i:ɲ bund̡a ŋ
ɲundu
you
ŋaɲd̡i:ɲ
we.acc
bund̡a
hit
ŋ
npst
we’ll hit you

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