Value Accusative alignment

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Alignment of case marking of full 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. poɖiyaas sudu akantu mee yanasa, aka kaazantu
    poɖiyaas
    children
    tudu
    all
    aka-ntu
    that-loc
    mee
    foc
    jaa-nasa,
    pst-be.born
    aka
    that
    kaaza-ntu
    house-loc
    The children were all born there, in that house.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5105

  3. aka parim boom prendudoor uŋa jafalaa: jeentis falaa daatu aka kriyaansas kitaprenda see aka muytu viraadu
    aka
    that
    parim
    1sg.dat
    boom
    good
    prendudoor
    learned.person
    uŋa
    one
    jaa-falaa:
    pst-say
    [jeentis
    [people
    falaa-daa-tu
    say-give-pfv.ptcp
    aka
    that
    kriyaansa-s
    child-pl
    ki-ta-prenda
    nmlz-prs-study
    see
    cond
    aka
    that
    muytu
    very
    viraadu]
    wrong]
    With respect to that, a very learned person told me that [the model of education whereby] people teach and children study is wrong. OR: Consultant's translation: That, one very learned person told me: people teaching [children] and that children learning is wrong.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5188