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Datapoint Wardaman / Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases

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

Examples

only that white man was hiding from him
wangi mernden nana barlarra Ø jini ndi gunya
only white.abs that.abs hide 3sg aux pst he.diss
cicada hit beetles on the rump
nidba yi Ø bu ndi darang bi gumurlurlun
cicada erg 3sg hit pst rump art beetle.abs
you go look for him
yinyang ya gunga jarrambu
you.abs go he.dat looking
they blamed me for it
ngayugu nganburr gi ndi jin
I.abs 3nsg/1sg aux pst blame
he knew me, and I also knew him
yijurn ngen yerde rri nga yerde rri gabarri ngayug ji
face.abs 3sg/1sg know pst 1sg/3sg know pst again I erg