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Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase
Language:
Koyra Chiini
Feature:
Relationship between the Order of Object and Verb and the Order of Adposition and Noun Phrase
by
Matthew S. Dryer
Value:
VO and Postpositions
Examples
Sentence igt-2867:
har di o guna woy di
har
man
di
def
o
IMPF
guna
see
woy
woman
di
def
The man sees the woman.
Sentence igt-2868:
ay too huu di ra
ay
1sg
too
arrive
huu
house
di
def
ra
loc
I arrived in the house.
Sentence igt-3050:
yer o nan ga hal alaasar
yer
1pl
o
IMPF
nan
leave
ga
3sg
.
obj
hal
until
alaasar
afternoon
We will leave it until the afternoon (prayer).
Sentence igt-3923:
[ay baaba wane] huu di
[ay
[
1sg
baaba
father
wane]
poss
]
huu
house
di
def
my father’s house
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