(Meadow Mari)

PT–R + NoVAgr

PT–R: The objects of monotransitive and ditransitive verbs are marked the same way; the recipient is marked differently.

NoVAgr: The verb does not display agreement with P, T, or R.

(1)kaťatud-əmnal-eš.
КatyaitACCbuy3SG
’Katya buys it.’ (T. E.)

(2)rvezetud-lantud-əmpu-a.
boy(s)heDATitACCgive3SG
’The boy gives it to him/her.’ (T. E.)

In Meadow Mari, pronominal objects of monotransitive verbs (P) and pronominal objects of ditransitive verbs (T) have the same -m marking. Pronominal recipient arguments of ditransitive verbs are encoded differently, with the dative -lan suffix. The verb does not agree with any of these three functions.

Author: Bogáta Timár


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