Datapoint Sango/Marking of patient noun phrases

Values

No marking of patient NPs

Example 59-179:
ala mu teme, ala bi na mbi
ala
3pl
mu
take
teme,
stone
ala
3pl
bi
throw
na
prep
mbi
1sg
They grabbed stones and threw them at me. OR: They threw stones at me.

Source: Samarin 1967: 207

Example 59-180:
amu mbi apika mbi alingbi ape
a-mu
sm-take
mbi
1sg
a-pika
sm-hit
mbi
1sg
a-lingbi
sm-be.equal
ape
neg
He/she grabbed me and beat me terribly.

Source: Samarin 1967: 207

Confidence:
Very certain