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Oromo (Harar)
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Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns
Language:
Oromo (Harar)
Feature:
Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns
by
Bernard Comrie
Value:
Nominative - accusative (standard)
Examples
Sentence igt-1451:
sárée n adíi n ní iyyi t i
sárée
dog
n
nom
adíi
white
n
nom
ní
foc
iyyi
bark
t
f
i
ipfv
the white dog is barking
Sentence igt-1452:
haat tíi okkótée goot t i
haat
mother
tíi
nom
okkótée
pot
goot
make
t
f
i
ipfv
mother is cooking (lit. making the pot)
Sentence igt-1453:
an ní n deema
an
I.nom
ní
foc
n
I
deema
go
I am going
Sentence igt-1454:
an sí n arke
an
I.nom
sí
you.acc
n
I
arke
saw
I saw you
Sentence igt-1455:
inníi ná arke
inníi
he.nom
ná
I.acc
arke
saw
he saw me
Sentence igt-3070:
sárée-n adii-n ni iyyi-t-i
sárée-n
dog-
nom
adii-n
white-
nom
ni
foc
iyyi-t-i
bark-
f
-IMPF
The white dog is barking.
Sentence igt-3071:
haat-tii okkóttée goot-t-i
haat-tii
mother-
nom
okkóttée
pot
goot-t-i
make-
f
-IMPF
Mother is cooking (lit. making the pot).
References
Owens 1985
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