Vadi: Difference between revisions
m →Syntax |
|||
| Line 252: | Line 252: | ||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
Vadi pronouns do not mark for gender. Case marking on core arguments for transitive clauses do exhibit a nominative-accusative distinction, but only when both arguments are singular in number. | |||
Plurality in the independent pronouns are indicated by the suffix ''-ta''. This contrasts with number marking on nouns, where plurals are unmarked but singulars are preceded by the determiner ''han/ha''. | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" | {| class="bluetable lightbluebg" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Line 272: | Line 276: | ||
|} | |} | ||
The nominative-accusative distinction occurs in the portmanteau forms, which are etymologically transparent. The first segment of the portmanteau affix marks the nominative argument, while the second marks the accusative argument: | |||
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" | {| class="bluetable lightbluebg" | ||
|- | |- | ||