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Value Accusative alignment
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
Parameter:
Alignment of case marking of personal pronouns
References
Meakins 2009
;
Meakins 2011
;
Meakins 2011
Examples
Dei kan kura
ebritaim.
Dei
3pl
.
sbj
kan
can
kura
shit
ebritaim.
often
They can go to the toilet all the time.
See
Meakins 2003-2006
Dat karu an dat warlakungku dei bin luk olda yapakayiwan ngakparnwalija.
Dat
the
karu
child
an
and
dat
the
warlaku-ngku
dog-
erg
dei
3pl
.
sbj
bin
pst
luk
look
olda
the
yapakayi-wan
small-
nmlz
ngakparn-walija.
frog-
pauc
The child and the dog saw all of the small frogs.
See
Meakins 2003-2006
Ngakparnma im komat na garra gon libim dem ranawei.
Ngakparn-ma
frog-
top
im
3sg
kom-at
come-out
na
seq
garra
pot
gon
go
lib-im
leave-
tr
dem
3pl
.
obj
ran-awei.
run-away
The frog got out of the bottle and then it's going to leave them and run away.
See
Meakins 2011
: 459
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