Value Only animate patient NPs are marked

Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
Parameter:
Marking of patient noun phrases
References
Cardoso 2009

Examples

  1. Vay ve pə leyt.
    Vay
    go.npst
    ve
    see.inf
    pə
    acc
    leyt.
    milk
    (You) go check on the milk.

    See Cardoso 2009: 191

  2. Leopard foy murde pə lion.
    <Leopard>
    leopard
    foy
    go.pst
    murd-e
    bite-inf
    pə
    dat
    <lion>.
    lion
    The leopard went and bit the lion.

    See Cardoso 2009: 195

  3. Yo tə faze burak.
    Yo
    1sg
    tə
    ipfv.npst
    faz-e
    make-inf
    burak.
    hole
    I'm making a hole.

    See Cardoso 2009: 327