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Kewa
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Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns
Language:
Kewa
Feature:
Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns
by
Bernard Comrie
Value:
Ergative - absolutive
Examples
Sentence igt-1802:
áá ada pú a
áá
man
ada
home
pú
go
a
pst.3sg
the man went home
Sentence igt-1803:
áá mé mená tá a
áá
man
mé
erg
mená
pig
tá
hit
a
pst.3sg
the man hit the pig
Sentence igt-1804:
ní píra wa
ní
I
píra
sit
wa
pst.1sg
I sat down
Sentence igt-1805:
né mé tá wa
né
I
mé
erg
tá
hit
wa
pst.1sg
I hit it
Sentence igt-1806:
ake mé ní tá a
ake
what
mé
erg
ní
I
tá
hit
a
pst.3sg
what hit me?
References
Franklin 1971
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