Case exponence (Udmurt)

ExpMono: Formatives marking nouns and pronouns are monoexponential.

ExpPoss: Formatives marking nouns and pronouns express not only case, but also possession.

(1)munćo
bathhouse
'bathhouse'

(2)munćo-jez
bathhouseACC
'bathhouse (acc)'

(3)munćo-os
bathhousePL
'bathhouses'

(4)munćo-os-yz
bathhousePLACC
'bathhouses (acc)'

(5)munćo-je
bathhouse1SG
’my bathhouse’

(6)munćo-me
bathhouse1SG.ACC
’my bathhouse (acc)’

(7)munćo-my
bathhouse1PL
’our bathhouse’

(8)munćo-mes
bathhouse1PL.ACC
’our bathhouse (acc)’

In Udmurt case markers are typically monoexponential, expressing only case without indicating number or any other category (2), (4). On nouns expressing possession, polyexponential – synchronically unsegmentable – forms can also be found that besides the case of the noun encode the number and person of the possessor as well (6), (8).

Author: Erika Asztalos


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