Datapoint Gooniyandi / Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns

Language:Gooniyandi
Feature:Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns by Bernard Comrie
Value:Ergative - absolutive

Examples

Sentence igt-1664:
ngaddagi ngaboo gambi bagiri
ngaddagi
my
ngaboo
father
gambi
sick
bagiri
lie.3sg
my father lies sick
Sentence igt-1665:
nayoo dijjingi ngoorndoo ga
nayoo
knife
dijjingi
snapped.3sg>3sg
ngoorndoo
someone
ga
erg
someone broke the knife
Sentence igt-1666:
nganyi wardngi
nganyi
I
wardngi
went.1sg
I went
Sentence igt-1667:
nganyi ngga yoowooloo milala
nganyi
I
ngga
erg
yoowooloo
man
milala
saw.1sg>3sg
I saw the man

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