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Example 61-58
Lo umfan shayile lo inja.
Lo
def
.
art
umfan
boy
shay-ile
beat-
pst
lo
def
.
art
inja.
dog
The boy beat the dog.
Comment:
There is no special marking of patient or agent.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes Mesthrie
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Marking of patient noun phrases: No marking of patient NPs
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