Datapoint Michif/Alignment of case marking of personal pronouns

The Michif system is closest to a neutral or accusative system.

All pronouns are unmarked. However, sometimes third person demonstratives are used, and those can be marked for obviation, basically a non-topic third person.

When there are two animate 3rd person demonstratives, one of them can be in the so-called obviative form. This is the new or non-topic NP. It can be subject or object, but most often object.
This is indicated by the verbal morphology.

Values

Accusative alignment

Example 75-126:
Aahkushiw meekwaat.
Aahkushi-w
be.ill-3
meekwaat.
right.now
She is ailing right now.

Source: Laverdure and Allard 1983: 19

Example 75-145:
Dan la bal nda li praens awa kahkiyaw anihi wichimushtaweew.
Dan
prep.loc
la
def.art.f.sg
bal
ball
nda
loc
li
def.art.m.sg
praens
prince
awa
dem.prox.anim
kahkiyaw
all
anihi
dem.interm.obv
wichi-mushtaw-eew.
with-dance?-3.sbj.3.obj
There at the ball, the prince was dancing with all of them.

Source: Fleury 2007

Example 75-146:
Shakiheew onhi sheemak.
Shakih-eew
love-3.sbj.3.obj
onhi
dem.prox.anim
sheemak.
immediately
He loved her right away.

Source: Fleury 2007

Confidence:
Certain