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Marking of patient noun phrases
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Only animate patient NPs are marked
Example 40-26:
Yo ulyo ku padgar.
Yo
I
ulyo
see.
pst
ku
obj
padgar.
priest
I saw the priest.
Example 40-76:
Yo ulyo padgar su kadz.
Yo
I
ulyo
see.
pst
padgar
priest
su
gen
kadz.
house
I saw the priest's house.
Source:
Clements 1996
: 160
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Language:
Korlai
Feature:
Marking of patient noun phrases
Source:
Clements 1996
: 160
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