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b.

 {camaikho-no}1

 
   

{                     }

 ayi2 peno5 kaikho34 mohu vu-e5
   

{*camaikho}

 
   

Chamaikho1 made5

 me2 guest5 Kaikho’s3 house4
 

c.

pfokrehrü1 pfo2 saba3 manie4 

 Pfokrehrü1 showed4 his2 shawl3
       
 

d.

 { prokrehrü-no}1

 
   

{                          }

ayi2 pfo3 saba4 manie5
   

{        pfokrehrü }

 
   

Pfokrehrü1 showed5

 his3 shawl4 to me2
  no in the above example (444.4-d) is an identificatory particle, not anergative
  marker.
       

5

a.

 kaikho1 cükropüi2 kaisa-yi3

 kade le4 i-we5
   

it seems5 Kaikho1 will meet4

Kaisa3 in the evening 2
       
 

b.

 {kaikho-no}1

 
   

{                 }

cükropüi2 kaisa-yi peno3 kaisa-yi4 kade le5 i-we 6
   

{*kaikho}

 
   

it seems6 Kaikho1 will5 make

Kaisü3 meet5 Kaisa 4
       

6

a.

 pfo1 manini-yi-sü2 mono-lo-

i-e3

   

he1 married3 Manini2

 
       

 

b.

 {ata-no}1

 
   

{                  } 

pfoyi peno2 manini-yi3 monoloi-e4
   

{        *ata}

 
   

we (excl.prn. & excl.pl.)1 

 made him2 marry4 Manini3

Note: that the nonsubject participants must be  propositional cases or inner, obligatorycompletions.Thus,

       
7 a. kaini 1 camaikho23 hu vu-e4  
   

Kaini1 guested4 Chamikho’s2 house3

 

 

b.

 { kaini-no}1

 
   

{                  }

kaisayi peno2 camaikho34 (mo)hu vu-e5
   

{       *kaini}

 
Kaini1 made Kaisa2 guest5 Chamaikho’s3 house4
       
 
  but  

c.

 {kaini}1

 
 

{             }

kaisayi2 akuo3 camaikho45 hu vu-e6
 

{kaini-no}

 
Kaini1 guested6 Chamaikho’s4house5 with3 Kaisa2

kaisa-yi akuo ‘together with Kaisa’ is an optional or outer participant, unlike kaisayi peno which is an obligatory or inner participant : Hence the subject of the former is not marked for the ergative whereas that of the latter is.
 

8

a.

 pfo1 sübu2 ve3 ku prae4 he1 shinned

up4 (the) tree2
 

 

b.

 {ata-no}1

 
   

{                }

 pfoyi2 (peno)3 sübu va4 mo-ku pra-e5
   

{ *ata }

 

we (excl. prn. & excl. pl.)1 made3   him2 shin up5 the tree4
 

       
9 a.

 adani1 mahibo-yi-sü2 

daha-oi-e3

 

b.

 { adani-no }1

 
   

{                  }

 hreli peno2 mahibo-yi-sü3 daha-oi-e 4
   

{*adani }

 
Adani1 made Hreli2 kill4 Mathibo3
       

10

a.

 kaisu 1 oko2 kali3 pe4

 Kaisü1 told4 a3 story 2

 

b.

{ kaisü-no }1

 
   

{                    }

ayi peno2 oko3 kali4 mape5
   

{*kaisü }

 
   

Kaisü1 made me2 tell5 a4 story3

 
       

11

a.

 iniulimüi1 minisar-yi2 kade3 le4

 
   

the villagers1 will4

  meet3 (the) ministers2

 

b.

 { iniulimüi-no}1

 
   

{                   }

 hreli-yi peno2 minister-yi3 kade4 le5
   

{*iniulimüi}

 
the villagers1 will5 make Hreli2 the minister 3 meet4
     

 

 
 

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