Datapoint Pitjantjatjara / Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases

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

Examples

Sentence igt-1163:
tjitji a nu
tjitji
child.abs
a
go
nu
pst
the child went
Sentence igt-1164:
minyma ngku tjitji nya ngu
minyma
woman
ngku
erg
tjitji
child.abs
nya
see
ngu
pst
the woman saw the child
Sentence igt-1165:
ngayu lu a nu
ngayu
I
lu
nom
a
go
nu
pst
I went
Sentence igt-1166:
ngayu lu tjitji nya ngu
ngayu
I
lu
erg
tjitji
child.abs
nya
see
ngu
pst
I saw the child
Sentence igt-1167:
tjitji ngku ngayu nya nya ngu
tjitji
child
ngku
erg
ngayu
I
nya
acc
nya
see
ngu
pst
the child saw me

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