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Value Invariant copula
Language:
Korlai
Parameter:
Predicative locative phrases
Examples
Marwari [...] kat ki ti
na su kadz
tiro ani yadew pəkə rhapaz.
Marwari
Marwari
[...]
[...]
kat
how.much
ki
rel
ti
cop
.
pst
na
loc
su
3sg
.
poss
kadz
house
tiro
take.out.
pst
ani
and
yadew
gave
pəkə
obj
.that
rhapaz.
boy
The Marwari [...] whatever he had in his house, he took out and gave it to that boy.
Həd nɔ kadz ters kadi tə hika.
Həd
loc
nɔ
our
kadz
house
ters
rosary
kadi
daily
tə
prs
hika.
be/become
We have the rosary everyday in our house.
See
Clements 1996
: 162
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