(Komi-Permyak)

ArtWithDem

ArtWithDem: Articles may appear alongside demonstratives.

(1)etanasta-lönńebög-ys.
thisNastyaGENbook3SG
’This is Nastya’s book.’ (L. P.)

(2)etańebög-yskytön?
thisbook3SGwhere
’Where is this book?’ (L. P.)

In Komi-Permyak, possessive personal suffixes (1) are sometimes to be construed as affixal articles (2). An article of the kind usually appears alongside a demonstrative if the latter fulfils an attributive function (L. P., V. E.). More research is needed on this topic.

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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