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{ opa }2

  

2. 

piiar1{          }

hru-o bue3
 

{*opa-yi }

  
  Peter 1 is plucking3 flowers2  


With some speakers, -yi is optional with some DO NP’s descriptive of plants.
 

3.

  ami-no1 sübu-(yi)2 so mashü-oie3
  (the) landslide1 destroyed3 (the) trees2

Nonanimate DO’s are phonically unmarked with the two exceptions noted recently :
 
472  1. ata1 ovu-khru-müi2 koli- we3 we (excl. prn. & excl. pl.)1 are
      looking at3 (the) stars2
       
  2. hekha1 larübvü2 phro-we3 Hekha1 is reading3 (a) book2
       
  3.  pfo1 ala2 ovo-i3 so-se4 he1 did4 the work3 himself2
       
  4.  ahishu1 hüino rashü2 Athishu1 is eating 3 (a) mango fruit2
    ta-o bue3  
       
  5.  pfota1 a2 cü3 hu vue4 they (excl. pl.)1 guested4 my2 house3
       
  6.  aiho1 dzübvü2 hue3 Daiho1 dug3 (a) well2
       
  7.  nelia1 kheto2 toe3 Nelia1 ate 3 rice2
       
  8.  ·ili1 odzü2 cü-o bue3 Dili1 is drinking3 water 2
       
  9.  chako-no1 cükhu2 khu-ie3 Cakho1 closed3 (the) door 2
       
  10.  ai1 süda-na-hi2 so ha3 le4 I1 will4 break3 the stick 2
       
  11.  pfo1 oko2 pe3 le4 he1 will4 tell3 (a) story2
       
   

{ he }

  
  12.

                       pfo-no1 {      }

 -hi2 hayi3 pie4
   

{ yi }

  
   

he1 gave4 ricebeer3 to the man4

       
  13.  pfo-hi1 piko2 moko-oie3 he1 lost3 (the) knife2
       
  14.  ai1 imela2 sü-we3 I know3 Mao 2
       
  15.  pfokrehrü1 pfo2 pfo3 heno4 Pfokrehrü1 got6 (some) money5 from 4
    kasha5 ni-loe6 his2 father 3
       
  16.  kaini-no1 korü2 -lino3 odzü4 Kaini 1 brought5 water4 from3 (the)
    pfü-o vue5  river2
       
  17.  hinahi1 kasha2 kri3 kali4 this1 costs5 rupees2 one4 hundred 3
    kho-we5  

3.3.7.3.


 
The Indirect Object is marked either by -yi or he (khi) ‘near ; (to ?)’, the latter being a shade better for human nouns. hekhi marks a greater degree of certainty and is less common than he
 
 

{ -yi }2

  

473

 .1.

 zhümazhi-o1 a {         }

  piko3 pio4
   

{ he }

  
   

please1 give4 me2 (a) knife3

 
       
   

{ ? he (khi) }1

  

 

 2.

omüi-na- {                }

hayi2 oko3 pio4
   

{ yi }

  
    give4 the man1 some3 ricebeer 2  
       
   

{ -yi }3

  

 

 3.

 a1 pfo-no2 a {      }

  oko4 pe5
   

{ he (khi) }

  
    my1 father2 told5 me3 (a) story4  
       
   

{ -yi }2

  

 

 4.

ahini-no1 ata {      } 

pfo3saba4 manie5
   

{ he(khi)}

  
    Athini1 showed5 us (excl. prn. & excl. pl)2 her3 shawl4
       
   

{ -yi }2

  

 

 5.

 ata-no1 tasoni {    }

oko3 masü pie4
   

{he(khi)}

  
    we (excl. prn. & excl.l)1 informed4 Tasoni2 (the) news3
       
   

{ -yi }2

  

 

 6.

 loli-no1 lijisa {    }

  lijü3 pe pie4
   

{he(khi)}

  
   

Loli1 told4 Iijisa2 (the) way 3

 
 

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