Datapoint Wambaya / Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases

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

Examples

Sentence igt-900:
alaji gi n yugu
alaji
boy
gi
3sg
n
prg
yugu
cry
the boy is crying
Sentence igt-901:
bungmaj buli ji wurl aji daguma juwarramba
bungmaj
old.person
buli
du
ji
erg
wurl
3du
aji
hab.pst
daguma
hit
juwarramba
men
the two old women had been hitting all the men
Sentence igt-902:
ngirriyani ngirri n mirra
ngirriyani
we.exc.nom
ngirri
1pl.exc
n
prg
mirra
sit
we’re sitting here
Sentence igt-903:
daguma gini ng a ngirra
daguma
hit
gini
3sgm
ng
1
a
nonfut
ngirra
we.excl.acc
he hit us
Sentence igt-904:
nyamirniji ini lurd ba
nyamirniji
you.nom
ini
this
lurd
hit
ba
fut
you hit this one

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