(Meadow Mari)

OMnrV

OMnrV: The basic word order is OMnrV.

(1)avaergə-ž-əmporənončal-e.
motherboy3SGACCkindlylook_atPST1.3SG
’The mother looked at her son kindly.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 319)

(2)valent’inapelaš-əždeneməj-əmporənvašlij-əč.
Valentinaspouse3SGwithIACCkindlymeetPST1.3SG
’Valentina and her husband were happy to meet me.’ (Arkhangelskiy 2019)

(3)suasjəlm-əmizi-žgodseksajənpal-a.
TatarlanguageACClittle3SGsincewellknow3SG
’(S)he has been good at Tatar since she was a little child.’ (Arkhangelskiy 2019)

The basic word order of Meadow Mari is SOV, with adverbs of manner appearing after the object and before the verb.

Author: Bogáta Timár


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