(Komi-Permyak)

NPPonly

NPPonly: The indirect object is exclusively marked by the explicit use of the noun or an independent pronoun; no other strategies exist.

(1)peťaśet-ötortökśiń-lö.
Petyagiveprs.3sgcakeOksanadat
’Petya is giving Oksana a cake.’ (L. P.)

(2)peťaśet-ötorttenyt.
Petyagiveprs.3sgcakeyou.dat
’Petya is giving you a cake.’ (L. P.)

In Komi-Permyak, recipients are obligatorily expressed using the dative form of the noun (1) or the pronoun (2) (Ponomareva 2010: 167–168). The recipient is not marked on the verb, or by the use of any other means.

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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