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Alignment of case marking of full noun phrases
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Accusative alignment
Example 66-1:
Go bicaya luyang.
Go
1sg
bicaya
believe
lu-yang.
2sg
-
acc
.
def
I believe you. (NOT: I believed you.)
Example 66-26:
Go sapabεkεyang si-liiyat.
Go
1sg
sapa-bεkε-yang
who-
quant
-
acc
/
def
si-liyat.
pst
-see
I saw somebody.
Example 66-66:
Skulser pintuyang tərətutup.
Skul-ser
school-sir
pintu-yang
door-
acc
.
def
tərə-tutup.
neg
.
fin
-close
The teacher did not close the door.
Example 66-67:
Go lebbepe suarayang adingar.
Go
1sg
lebbe-pe
priest-
poss
suara-yang
voice-
acc
a-dingar.
prs
-hear
I hear the voice of the priest.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
cite
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Feature:
Alignment of case marking of full noun phrases
Source:
Own knowledge
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