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Araona
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Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns
Language:
Araona
Feature:
Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns
by
Bernard Comrie
Value:
Ergative - absolutive
Examples
Sentence igt-1731:
tata cana ema nae mímiani
tata
man
cana
pl
ema
I
nae
with
mímiani
are.speaking
the men are speaking with me
Sentence igt-1732:
tata cana mama cana ja jana tiodi
tata
man
cana
pl
mama
women
cana
pl
ja
erg
jana
food
tiodi
give
the women give food to the men
Sentence igt-1733:
ema táhui
ema
I
táhui
sleep
I slept
Sentence igt-1734:
yama midya jana patibo
yama
I.erg
midya
you
jana
food
patibo
will.give
I will give food to you
References
Pitman 1980
cite
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