(Meadow Mari)

Pl1=Pl1

Pl1=Pl1: First-person plural does not have an inclusive/exclusive distinction.

(1)Me,təjdaməj,koncert-əškaje-na
weyouandIconcertILLgo1PL
’We, you and I, are going to a concert.’ (A. S.)

(2)Me,Mašadaməj,koncert-əškaje-na
weMashaandIconcertILLgo1PL
’We, Masha and I, are going to a concert.’ (A. S.)

In Meadow Mari, the first person plural verb form expresses either inclusive (1) or exclusive (2) ‘we’.

Author: Bogáta Timár


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