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Marking of patient noun phrases
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No marking of patient NPs
Example 28-43:
gutu wa gjoftɛkɛ toro
gutu
thing
wa
pst
gjof-tɛ
hit-
pfv
ɛkɛ
1sg
toro
eye
Something had hit my eye.
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 607
Example 28-58:
di
tau bititɛ ʃi fingri an o dototɛ
di
the
tau
snake
biti-tɛ
bite-
pfv
ʃi
3sg
.
poss
fingri
finger
an
and
o
3sg
doto-tɛ
die-
pfv
The snake bit his finger and he died.
Source:
Kouwenberg 2007
: 442
Example 28-59:
iʃi koptɛ en kui mɛto
iʃi
2pl
kopu-tɛ
buy-
pfv
en
a/one
kui
cow
mɛtɛ
with
o
3sg
We bought a cow with it (i.e. the money).
Source:
Kouwenberg 2007
: 440
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Feature:
Marking of patient noun phrases
Source:
Field recordings and/or general knowledge
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