(Meadow Mari)

AdpPNonPM / AdpP(PM)

AdpPNonPM: Person marking cannot be expressed on non-personal pronominal adpositions.

AdpP(PM): Person marking is optional on non-personal pronominal adpositions.

(1)moverčšort-at?
whatbecause_ofcry2SG
’About what are you crying?’ (Riese et al. 2022: 163)

(2)tudomə-lan-nańimodenepolš-enəškert.
(s)heweDAT1PLnothingwithhelpCVBNEG.PST1.3SGcan.CNG
’(S)he couldn’t help us with anything.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 163)

(3)škenergen-emtə-lan-etojlə-ne-m.
selfabout1SGyouDAT2SGtalkDES1SG
’I’d like to tell you about myself.’ (A. S.)

(4)ške-mnergentə-lan-etojlə-ne-m.
self1SGaboutyouDAT2SGtalkDES1SG
’I’d like to tell you about myself.’ (A. S.)

Out of the non-personal pronominal adpositions of Meadow Mari only the ones combining with reflexive pronouns can be marked for person (3) (Riese et al. 2022: 162). If they combine with other pronouns such as interrogatives or negatives, they have no person marking (Riese et al. 2022: 163).

Author: Bogáta Timár


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