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Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns
Language:
Chamorro
Feature:
Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns
by
Bernard Comrie
Value:
Ergative - absolutive
Examples
Sentence igt-1254:
magap i lahi
magap
yawn
i
the
lahi
man
the man yawned
Sentence igt-1255:
i lahi ha li'e' i palao'an
i
the
lahi
man
ha
he
li'e'
see
i
the
palao'an
woman
the man saw the woman
Sentence igt-1256:
magap yo'
magap
yawned
yo'
I
I yawned
Sentence igt-1257:
hu li'e' i lepblo
hu
I.erg
li'e'
see
i
the
lepblo
book
I saw the book
Sentence igt-1258:
si juan ha li'e' yo'
si
the.pn
juan
Juan
ha
he.erg
li'e'
see
yo'
I
Juan saw me
References
Topping 1973
cite
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