(Meadow Mari)

DemN

DemN: The adnominal demonstrative appears directly preceding the noun; neither an article nor classifier appears in the phrase.

(1)tudorvezemarijkńiga-mlud-eš.
thatboyMaribookACCread3SG
’That boy is reading a Mari book.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 137)

In Meadow Mari adnominal demonstratives always precede the noun. The language has no articles or classifiers.

Author: Bogáta Timár


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