Datapoint Lepcha / Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases

Language:	Lepcha
Feature:	Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases by Bernard Comrie
Value:	Nominative - accusative (standard)

Examples

Sentence igt-760:

bík fali~ mák

bík

cow

fali~

four

mák

die

four cows died

Sentence igt-761:

chánggú áti~m re lukkup áchum re m thá

chánggú

wolf

áti~m

great

re

the

lukkup

lam

áchum

small

re

the

m

acc

thá

eat

the great wolf ate the small lamb

Sentence igt-762:

go núng sa o

go

I

núng

go

sa o

ptc

I shall go

Sentence igt-763:

go áyú m li~

go

I

áyú

you.pl

m

acc

li~

tell

I told you

References

• Mainwaring 1876