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Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases
Language:
Greenlandic (West)
Feature:
Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases
by
Bernard Comrie
Value:
Ergative - absolutive
Examples
Sentence igt-2483:
ilinniartitsiuq anipalla puq
ilinniartitsiuq
teacher
anipalla
come.out.quickly
puq
ind.3sg
the teacher came out quickly
Sentence igt-2484:
akkam ma aataaq aallaa vaa
akkam
uncle
ma
my.erg
aataaq
harp.seal
aallaa
shoot
vaa
ind.3sg>3sg
my uncle shot the harp seal
Sentence igt-2485:
uanga ajuri nngil ara
uanga
I
ajuri
not.like
nngil
neg
ara
ind.1sg>3sg
I like it
References
Fortescue 1984
cite
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