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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
4.8.2     Accusative case
Structure: N. Nom.St. +[In1/In2 + Inl]
Like many Dravidian languages, in Yerava also, the accusative case marker is optional with all the inanimate nouns.
- e occurs with all the nouns
moe-n-e > moene 'boy' (Ace)
ura:i-n-e > ura:ine 'wife' (Ace)
u:ru-n-e > u:rune 'village' (Ace)
to:la-e-n-e >  

(R. 14)

to:lene
    'To:a' (Acc)
ka:gada-t-n-e >   (R. 24)
ka:gadatune
    'letter' (Acc)
 

a:    moene    u:eku    buli
1         2              3         4

 

'Call    that    boy    here'
  4       1        2        3

 
ninna    ura:ine    aregaa
   1           2              3
 

'Do    not    beat    your    wife'
     3                     1        2

 

to:lene    engaa    pireku    aye
    1            2         3          4

 

'Send    Tola    to    my    house'
   4         1           2          3

 

biriya    u:rune    e:rau
   1           2            3

 

'(I have to) reach    the    village    early'
                   3                   2           1

 

a:    ka:gadatune    eydu
1              2             3

 

'Write    that    letter'
    3         1        2

 
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