(Meadow Mari)

NPl

NPl: The plural marker appears after the noun stem.

(1)urem-əštepij-vlakopt-at.
streetINEdogPLbark3PL
’Dogs are barking outside.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 57)

(2)ninejal-la-štemarij-vlakil-at.
this.PLvillagePLINEMariPLlive3PL
’Maris live in these villages.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 58)

(3)ninepört-šaməčmotorul-ət.
this.PLhousePLbeautifulbe3PL
’These houses are beautiful.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 58)

(4)akaj-mətpačer-əmnal-ən-ət.
sisterPLflatACCbuyPST23PL
’My big sister and her family bought a flat.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 59)

Meadow Mari has several affixes indicating plural number. All of them follow the noun stem (Riese et al. 2022: 56–60).

Author: Bogáta Timár


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