(Meadow Mari)

PM

PM: Person marking of the agent is marked on the verb (through verbal agreement) regardless of whether the agent is, or could be, expressed by a full noun or a pronoun.

(1)Tudokəzətpaša-məšt-a.
(s)henowworkACCdo3SG
’(S)he is working now.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 205)

(2)Meoŋajkńiga-mlud-əna.
weinteresting bookACCread1PL
’We are reading an interesting book.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 205)

(3)Avašokolad-əmnal-eš.
mumchocolateACCbuy3SG
’Mum is buying chocolate.’ (T. E.)

In Meadow Mari the person and number of the agent are marked on the verb irrespective of whether it is a noun or pronoun (1)─(3) (Riese et al. 2022: 198).

Author: Bogáta Timár


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