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Marking of patient noun phrases
Especially human patients are marked, as in Spanish.
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Only animate patient NPs are marked
Example 44-58:
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.
Example 44-109:
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?
Example 44-110:
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.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
by
Eeva Sippola
cite
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
Feature:
Marking of patient noun phrases
Source:
Own knowledge
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