Datapoint Igbo / Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases

Language:Igbo
Feature:Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases by Bernard Comrie
Value:Nominative - accusative (marked nominative)

Examples

Sentence igt-1503:
eghû gàrà ahya thaà
eghû
goat
gàrà
went
ahya
market
thaà
today
the goar went to market today
Sentence igt-1504:
eghû tàrà ji
eghû
goat
tàrà
ate
ji
yam
the goat ate yam
Sentence igt-1505:
o̩ zụ̍tarala ya̍ eghu
o̩
he
zụ̍tarala
has.brought
ya̍
her
eghu
goat
he has brought her a goat
Sentence igt-1506:
a̍nyì̩ no̩rì̩ n’ u̩'lo̩̍
a̍nyì̩
we
no̩rì̩
stay
n’
in
u̩'lo̩̍
house
we are in the house
Sentence igt-1507:
a̍nyì̩ h ̃ ù̩rù̩ ya, yà h ̃ ù̩ghì̩ a̍nyi̩
a̍nyì̩
we
h ̃ ù̩rù̩
saw
ya,
he
yà
he
h ̃ ù̩ghì̩
saw.neg
a̍nyi̩
we
we saw him, he die not see us

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