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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
4.8.1   Nominative case
-e occurs with all the -a ending human nouns
be:ra
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  (R. 14)
 
be:re
  'Byra' (Nom)
boka-e
>
  (R. 14)
 
boke
  'Bolka' (Nom)
kai-pa-e
>
  (R. 14)
 
karpe
  'Karpa' (Nom)
 
be:re    engaa    pireku    naanda
   1          2          3             4
'Byara    walked     to    our    house'
    1          4                 2        3
 
boke    i:    pai    ce:yinjo
   1      2       3          4
'Bolka    will    do    this    work'
   1            4          2        3
 
-Ø occurs elsewhere.
boci-Ø boci 'Bolchi' (Nom)
ka:ku-Ø ka:ku 'Kaku' (Nom)
 
boci    u:ruku    po:njou
   1          2            3
'Bolci    went    to    the    village'
   1         3                        2
 
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