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Dani (Lower Grand Valley)
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Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases
Language:
Dani (Lower Grand Valley)
Feature:
Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases
by
Bernard Comrie
Value:
Ergative - absolutive
Examples
Sentence igt-3906:
o palhe
o
weather
palhe
it.severed
the weather cleared
Sentence igt-3907:
aphvny palu nen nasukwha
aphvny
people
palu
python
nen
erg
nasukwha
they.ate
the pythons ate the people
Sentence igt-3908:
an laky
an
I
laky
I.went
I went
Sentence igt-3909:
an en wathi
an
I
en
erg
wathi
I.hit.him
I hit him
Sentence igt-3910:
an nathe
an
I
nathe
he.hit.me
he hit me
References
Bromley 1981
cite
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