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Kanuri
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Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns
Language:
Kanuri
Feature:
Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns
by
Bernard Comrie
Value:
Nominative - accusative (standard)
Examples
Sentence igt-1565:
Bíntu Káno ro lejîn
Bíntu
Bintu
Káno
Kano
ro
to
lejîn
travels
Bintu is traveling to Kano
Sentence igt-1566:
Músa Búkar ga cúro
Músa
Musa
Búkar
Bukar
ga
acc
cúro
saw
Musa saw Bukar
Sentence igt-1567:
shí njîm nzə̍ rò gagí
shí
he
njîm
hut
nzə̍
his
rò
to
gagí
went
he went to his hut
Sentence igt-1568:
shí yè wú gà cúgórò
shí
he
yè
nom
wú
I
gà
acc
cúgórò
asked
he asked me
References
Lukas 1937
Cyffer 1974
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