(Meadow Mari)

SOV

SOV: Basic subordinate word order is SOV.

(1)peťamań-e,salikakomanmelna-mkočk-eš.
PetyasayPST1.3SGSalikacomanmelnaACCeat3SG
’Petya says Salika is eating comanmelna.’ (E. V.)

(2)salikakomanmelna-mkočk-ešpeťamań-e.
SalikacomanmelnaACCeat3SGPetyasayPST1.3SG
’Salika is eating comanmelna, Petya said.’ (E. V.)

(3)peťamań-e,čtosalikakomanmelna-mkočk-eš.
PetyasayPST1.3SGthatSalikacomanmelnaACCeat3SG
’Petya said that Salika was eating comanmelna.’ (E. V.)

Meadow Mari has several ways of encoding subordination none of which affect the basic subordinate SOV word order.

Author: Bogáta Timár


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