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Example 75-141
Eekwanima kiiwaapahtam li suyii eetikwee.
Eekwanima
that.aforementioned.
inan
kii-waapaht-am
pst
-see.
inan
-
3inan
li
def
.
art
.
m
.
sg
suyii
shoe
eetikwee.
apparently
He apparently saw the shoe.
Comment:
It is impossible to mark obviation on this inanimate object:
*li suyii-wa.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fleury 2007
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Marking of patient noun phrases: Only animate patient NPs are marked
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