ODIN

The Online Database of Interlinear Text

 

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Joanna Blaszczak (2002). Ergativität.

URL: http://www.ling.uni-potsdam.de/kurse/Ergativitaet/2Sitzung.pdf

(Last accessed 2009-07-23).

ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 1559&langcode=hin (2021-05-25).

 

Example #1:

    (2) a. tum-ne     yah kaha:ni            likhi                          Hindi
    you-ERG this story-ABS(f) write(f)
    `You wrote this story'
Example #2:

    b. Raam-ne    yah kaha:ni            likhi                          Hindi
    Ram-ERG this story-ABS(f) write(f)
    `Ram wrote this story'
Example #3:

    (7) a. Mohan Ra:kes ne vah kaha:ni likhi                                   Hindi
    Mohan Rakes-ERG this story-ABS(f) write(f)
    `Mohan Rakes wrote this story'
Example #4:

    b. Mohan Ra:kes kaha:nya:N likh-t-e haiN
    Mohan Rakes-NOM stories(f) write-AUX
    `Mohan Rakes writes stories'