(Komi-Permyak)

ComNotInstr

ComNotInstr: The comitative and instrumental functions are expressed differently.

(1)kaťaors-öćaća-ön.
KatyaplayPRS.3SGdollINS
’Katya is playing with a doll.’ (L. P.)

(2)kaťaors-ömikov-köt.
KatyaplayPRS.3SGMikovCOM
’Katya is playing with Mikov.’ (L. P.)

In Komi-Permyak the instrumental case marker is -ön (1), while the comitative case is expressed using the suffix -köt (2), that is, the two case forms are marked differently (cf. Bartens 2000, Batalova 1975, Ponomareva 2010).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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