(Meadow Mari)

NoAdjCase

NoAdjCase: Nouns are marked for case, but adnominal adjectives are not.

(1)lümlöjeŋ
famousman
‘famous man’ (T. E.)

(2)lümlöjeŋ-lan
famousmanDAT
‘to a famous man’ (T. E.)

In Meadow Mari an adnominal adjective does not display any form of agreement with the noun (Bereczki 1990: 74).

Author: Bogáta Timár


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