(Meadow Mari)

SV

SV: The basic word order is SV, no additional word order exists.

(1)meraŋtörštalt-a.
rabbitjump3SG
’The rabbit is jumping.’ (A. S.)

(2)oləkužarg-a.
meadowturn_green3SG
’The meadow is turning green.’ (A. S.)

(3)mašamonča-štemuškalt-ěs.
MashabathhouseINEbathe3SG
’Masha is bathing in the bathhouse.’ (A. S.)

In Meadow Mari subjects are usually sentence-initial, predicates sentence-final (Bereczki 1990: 74).

Author: Bogáta Timár


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