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Example 76-4
tuktu mȗkki ila
tuktu
caribou
mȗkki
dead
ila
he
He killed (some) caribou.
Comment:
Stefánsson's (1909: 228) translation implies the possibility of both a definite and an indefinite interpretation of the object noun. Pronominal subjects tend to be sentence-final and follow the verb. Full NP subjects tend to be sentence-initial.
Type:
reconstructed by documentalist
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
: 228
Language:
Eskimo Pidgin
by
Hein van der Voort
cite
Datapoints:
Indefinite pronouns: Generic-noun-based indefinites
Expression of pronominal subjects: Subject pronouns in different position
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