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{ osa }

 

c.

nili1 {     }

dzü-e2
 

{pfosa }

 
     
  Nili1 is short2  
     
 

{ osa }

 
 

d. ni1 {        }

 dzü-e 2
 

{ nisa }

 
     
  you (sg.)1 are short2  

Agreement with first person pronouns is felt to be sharply more felicitous than that with second and third person pronouns although agreement with the latter is distinctly possible.
 
    ora ro ‘be angry’
       
    ora pra  ‘get angry’
       
   

{ ora }

 

12

a.

 ai1 {      }

ro2 /pra3 -üi-e 2, 3
   

{ ara }

 
       
    I1 am /got3 angry2, 3  
       
   

{ ora }

 

 

b.

 pfo1 {     }

ro/pra-i-e2
   

{ pfora }

 
       
    he1 is/got angry2  
       
   

{ ora }

 

 

c.

 hreni1 {        } 

ro/pra-i-e2
   

{pfora }

 
       
    Hreni1 is/got angry2  
       
   

{ ora }

 

 

d.

 ni1 {     }

ro-pra-i-e2
   

{ nira }

 
       
    you (sg.)1 are/got angry2  
       
    ole shü ‘to love’
       
   

{ ole }

 

13

a.

ai1 lolia-yi2 {     }

shü-e3
   

{ ale }

 
       
    I1 love3 Lolia2  
       
   

{ ole }

 

 

b.

 pfo1 lolia-yi2 {     }

shü-e3
   

{ ale }

 
       
    he1 loves3 Lolia2  
       
   

{ ole }

 

 

c.

 ni1 lolia-yi2 {     }

shü-e3
   

{ nile }

 
       
    you (sg.)1 love3 Lolia2  

As stated, there is no agreement with nonsingular subject NP’s-duals or plurals.
 
   

{ osa }

 

14

a.

 ahĩ1 {       }

dzü-e2
   

{*a(hĩ)sa}

 
       
    we (incl. du.)1 are short2  
       
   

{ osa }

 

 

b.

 nihĩ1 {       }

dzü-e2
   

{pfo(hĩ)sa }

 
       
    you (du.)1 are short2  
       
   

{ osa }

 

 

c.

 pfohi)1 {       }

dzü-e2
   

{pfo(hĩ)sa }

 
       
   

they (du.) 1 are short 2

 
       
   

{ osa }

 

 

d.

 pfokho ahĩ1 {      }

 dzü-e2
   

{pfo(hĩ)sa }

 
       
    Pfokho and I1 are short2

 

 
 
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