Value Only animate patient NPs are marked

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Marking of patient noun phrases

Examples

  1. tɔɔna voos isti ravkiin kikustumaa jeentispa uŋ gɔɔta bata laraa; uŋ gɔɔta regulaadu kustumaa falaatu
    tɔɔna
    afterwards
    voos
    2sg
    isti
    this
    [ravkiin
    [violin
    ki-kustumaa]
    hab-practice]
    jeentis-pa
    people-acc
    uŋ
    a
    gɔɔta
    little
    bataa
    hit
    laraa;
    pfv
    uŋ
    a
    gɔɔta
    little
    regulaadu
    regularly
    kustumaa
    practice
    falaatu
    quot
    Then shake up these people who are practicing violin a little, telling them to practice regularly.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5427

  2. eev vosa kuɲaadupa kada ɔɔra kilembraa
    eev
    1sg
    vosa
    2sg.gen
    kuɲaadu-pa
    brother.in.law-acc
    kada
    every
    ɔɔra
    time
    ki-lembraa
    hab-think.of
    I often think of your brother-in-law.

    See Smith 1974-5: 3870

  3. fuula takuza osiir avara
    fuula
    flower
    ta-kuza
    prs-sew
    osiir
    3sg.hon
    avara
    now
    She is doing decorative stitching now.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5284