Datapoint Gooniyandi / Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases
- Language
- Genus: Bunuban, Family: Australian
- Feature
- Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases
- Value
- Ergative - absolutive
- References
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- McGregor 1990 (307, 322, 327)
Examples
| ngaddagi | ngaboo | gambi | bagiri |
| my | father | sick | lie.3sg |
| nayoo | dijjingi | ngoorndoo | ga |
| knife | snapped.3sg>3sg | someone | erg |
| nganyi | wardngi |
| I | went.1sg |
| nganyi | ngga | yoowooloo | milala |
| I | erg | man | saw.1sg>3sg |
note: The ergative is optional with animate nouns, obligatory with inanimate nouns.