Value No marking of patient NPs

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Marking of patient noun phrases
References
Hudson 1985; Munro 2004; Sandefur 1979

Examples

  1. Mi en main mami bin getim det drak blanga im na.
    Mi
    1sg
    en
    and
    main
    1sg.poss
    mami
    mummy
    bin
    pst
    get-im
    get–tr
    det
    dem
    drak
    truck
    blanga
    dat/poss
    im
    3sg
    na.
    now
    My mummy and I got his truck (that truck of his) now.

    See Munro 2004: 142

  2. Thei bin bayimbat ola nyuwannyuwan modiga na. Yu luk olkain modiga nyuwannyuwan la B.
    Thei
    3pl
    bin
    pst
    bay-im-bat
    buy-tr-prog
    ola
    pl
    nyuwan~nyuwan
    red.new:adj
    modiga
    car
    na.
    now
    Yu
    2sg
    luk
    look
    olkain
    all.kind
    modiga
    car
    nyuwan~nyuwan
    red.new:adj
    la
    loc
    B.
    B.
    They bought new cars then. You look at all the cars that are new at B. (place name)

    See Angelo et al. 1998

  3. Mindubala bin oldei kilimbat goana.
    Mindubala
    1du.excl
    bin
    pst
    oldei
    always
    kil-im-bat
    kill-tr-prog
    goana.
    goanna
    The two of us used to kill goannas.
  4. Stakmen bin barnim gras.
    Stakmen
    stockman
    bin
    pst
    barn-im
    burn-tr
    gras.
    grass
    The stockmen burnt the grass.

    See Sandefur 1979: 114

  5. Bat au fatha bin telim "na yu kan teikimbek this tu kid".
    Bat
    but
    au
    1pl.poss
    fatha
    father
    bin
    pst
    tel-im
    tell-tr
    "na
    no
    yu
    2sg
    kan
    can.neg
    teik-im-bek
    take-tr-back
    this
    prox
    tu
    two
    kid".
    child
    But our father told him "no you can't take back these two kids".