(Meadow Mari)

NoP

NoP: The verb shows person agreement only with A.

(1)salikauna-mvuč-a.
SalikaguestACCwait3SG
’Salika is waiting for a guest.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 72)

(2)Temarijgrammat’ik-əmšəmle-da.
you.PLmarigrammarACCresearch2PL
’You are researching Mari grammar.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 72)

In Meadow Mari transitive verbs only agree in person with A and not with P.

Author: Bogáta Timár


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