Datapoint Burushaski / Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases

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

Examples

Sentence igt-1291:
hir i írimi
hir
man
i
3sg.m
írimi
died
the man died
Sentence igt-1292:
hír e gus mu yeéċ imi
hír
man
e
erg
gus
woman
mu
3sg.f
yeéċ
saw
imi
3sg.m
the man saw the woman
Sentence igt-1293:
jáa hínan duúnam
jáa
I.erg
hínan
bird
duúnam
caught
I caught a bird
Sentence igt-1294:
ma gó in
ma
you.pl
gó
go
in
ipr.2pl
you go!
Sentence igt-1295:
je ghus áa ćilá
je
I
ghus
cough
áa
1sg
ćilá
do.caus
it makes me cough

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