Value Only animate patient NPs are marked

Language:
Ternate Chabacano
Parameter:
Marking of patient noun phrases

Examples

  1. Ya matá ya ba lótru el pwérku?
    Ya
    pfv
    matá
    kill
    ya
    already
    ba
    q
    lótru
    3pl
    el
    def
    pwérku?
    pig
    Did they kill the pig?
  2. Ta kortá lótro kel mánga grándi pónu.
    Ta
    ipfv
    kortá
    cut
    lótro
    3pl
    kel
    def
    mánga
    pl
    grándi
    big
    pónu.
    tree
    They cut the big trees.
  3. A mirá rin mánang Lóling kon kel ómbri.
    A
    pfv
    mirá
    see
    rin
    also
    mánang
    sister
    Lóling
    Loling
    kon
    obj
    kel
    def
    ómbri.
    man
    Loling too saw that man.