| 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. |
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- e occurs with all the nouns |
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a: mo ene u: eku buli
1 2 3 4 |
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'Call that boy here'
4 1 2 3 |
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ninna ura: ine arega a
1 2 3 |
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'Do not beat your wife'
3 1 2 |
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to:lene enga a pireku aye
1 2 3 4 |
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'Send Tola to my house'
4 1 2 3 |
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biriya u:rune e:ra u
1 2 3 |
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'(I have to) reach the village early'
3 2 1 |
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a: ka:gadatune eydu
1 2 3 |
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'Write that letter'
3 1 2 |