(Komi-Permyak)

JuxtaN&DM & ConnN&DM

JuxtaN&DM: Juxtaposition (zero-marking) is used to express nominal conjunction; dependent marking (DM) is used to express the comitative.

ConnN&DM: A medial connective is used to express nominal conjunction; dependent marking is used to express the comitative.

(1)vör-ynol-önyvörmös,köindaur.
forestINElivePRS.3PLdeerwolfandsquirrel
’There are deer, wolves, and squirrels living in the forest.’ (L. P.)

(2)öndimikov-kötmun-i-skudimkar-ö.
AndreyMikovCOMgoPST3SGKudimkarILL
’Andrey went to Kudimkar with Mikov.’ (L. P.)

In Komi-Permyak the coordination of nominals is expressed either by juxtaposition or using one of the coordinating conjunctions da, i, or no ’and’ (1) (Batalova 2002: 121). Comitative is marked with the case suffix -köt (2) appearing on the dependent constituent (Bartens 2000: 101–102).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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