Datapoint Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin/Marking of patient noun phrases

The marking of patients by the dative postposition namban is not obligatory beyond prononimal objects and in fact is rare with other NP types, but not impossible.

Values

Only animate patient NPs are marked

Example 69-43:
ama mən namban tunan
ama
1sg
mən
3sg
namban
dat
tu-nan
kill-nonfut
I killed him.
Example 69-44:
ama tupwi tumbukun anak
ama
1sg
tupwi
sago
tumbuk-un
wash-fut
anak
aux
I'll wash sago.
Confidence:
Intermediate