(Meadow Mari)

PNPonly

PNPonly: The direct object is exclusively marked through the use of a noun or independent pronoun, and with the exception of required word order in some languages, no other morphosyntactic strategies for direct object marking are available.

(1)Salikašokolad-əmnal-eš.
SalikachocolateACCbuy3SG
’Salika is buying chocolate.’ (T. E.)

(2)Salikatəj-əmöndal-eš.
SalikayouACChug3SG
’Salika is hugging you.’ (T. E.)

In Meadow Mari direct objects can only be expressed by using the accusative form of a noun (1) or pronoun (2).

Author: Bogáta Timár


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