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Datapoint Wambaya / Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases

Language
Genus: West Barkly, Family: Australian
Feature
Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases by Bernard Comrie
Value
Ergative - absolutive
References

Examples

note: Optionally in the first and second person singular pronouns, the same form may be used for all of A, S, and P, i.e. neutral alignment is possible alongside nominative-accusative alignment.

the boy is crying
alaji gi n yugu
boy 3sg prg cry
the two old women had been hitting all the men
bungmaj buli ji wurl aji daguma juwarramba
old.person du erg 3du hab.pst hit men
we’re sitting here
ngirriyani ngirri n mirra
we.exc.nom 1pl.exc prg sit
he hit us
daguma gini ng a ngirra
hit 3sgm 1 nonfut we.excl.acc
you hit this one
nyamirniji ini lurd ba
you.nom this hit fut