(Komi-Permyak)

RepdVBlcd & RepdVDrkd

RepdVBlcd: Although direct and indirect reported clauses display some differences, the verb of the reported clause appears in base form in both types.

RepdVDrkd: A special verb form is used in indirect reported clauses.

(1)«tetalunmun-a-nklub-ö»öndišu-i-s.
youtodaygoprs2sgclubillAndreysaypst3sg
‘”You will go to the club today” – Andrey said.’ (L. P.)

(2)öndišu-i-s,tetalunklub-ömun-a-n.
Andreysaypst3sgyoutodayclubillgoprs2sg
’Andrey said that you’d go to the club today.’ (L. P.)

(3)öndišu-i-s,štotetalunmun-a-n
Andreysaypst3sgthatyoutodaygoprs2sg
klub-ö.
clubill
’Andrey said that you’d go to the club today.’ (L. P.)

(4)önditenatklub-ömun-öm-ytjyliśviśtal-i-s.
Andreyyou.genclubillgoptcp.pst2sgabouttellpst3sg
’Andrey said you’d go to the club.’ (L. P.)

(5)öndiviśtal-i-sklub-ömun-öm-sö.
Andreytellpst3sgclubillgoptcp.pstacc.3sg
’Andrey said he would go to the club.’ (L. P.)

In Komi-Permyak reported clauses the verb is typically in its base form both in the case of direct (1) and indirect (2)–(3) reporting. Less commonly, indirect reporting can also be expressed with non-finite verb forms (4)–(5) (L. P.).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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