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Example 69-43
ama mən namban tunan
ama
1sg
mən
3sg
namban
dat
tu-nan
kill-
nonfut
I killed him.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own field notes 1985
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
by
William A. Foley
cite
Datapoints:
Marking of patient noun phrases: Only animate patient NPs are marked
Alignment of case marking of full noun phrases: Accusative alignment
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