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Epena Pedee
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Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases
Language:
Epena Pedee
Feature:
Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases
by
Bernard Comrie
Value:
Ergative - absolutive
Examples
Sentence igt-1371:
čõtraa rã́ pa medéwe wɨ pee t h aa hi dá
čõtraa
old.woman
rã́
pl
pa
erg
medéwe
blind.snake
wɨ
whip
pee
kill
t h aa
obj
hi
pst
dá
pl
the old woman beat the blind snake to death
Sentence igt-1372:
mɨ wã it h ée felipe má a
mɨ
I
wã
go
it h ée
fut
felipe
Felipe
má
loc
a
dat
I’m going to Felipe’s
Sentence igt-1373:
mɨ a púrã pee hí tap h éda
mɨ
I
a
erg
púrã
shrimp
pee
kill
hí
pst
tap h éda
early
I killed shrimp this morning
Sentence igt-1374:
mɨ pee wã́ da a hí na imamá pa
mɨ
I
pee
kill
wã́
prg
da
decl
a
say
hí
pst
na
this
imamá
tiger
pa
erg
this tiger is killing me, he said
References
Harms 1994
cite
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