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Alignment of case marking of personal pronouns
The accusative marking is not obligatory. It depends on factors such as specificity and humanness.
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Accusative alignment
Example 46-1:
Ya-kurtá yo kunéste kárne kon kuchílyo.
Ya-kurtá
pfv
-cut
yo
1sg
kunéste
obj
.this
kárne
meat
kon
with
kuchílyo.
knife
I cut this meat with a knife.
Example 46-2:
Ya-pegá 'le konel péhro.
Ya-pegá
prf
-hit
'le
he
konel
obj
.the
péhro.
dog
He hit the dog.
Example 46-116:
Ya-mirá yo kunéle.
Ya-mirá
prf
-see
yo
1sg
kunéle.
obj
.s/he
I saw him/her.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Zamboanga Chabacano
by
Patrick O. Steinkrüger
cite
Language:
Zamboanga Chabacano
Feature:
Alignment of case marking of personal pronouns
Source:
Own knowledge
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