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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
(e)
Only the noun phrase with noun attribute is expandable with the help of attributes - a demonstrative and a qualifier.
(i)
a: pa
iya mo
atima:ru na
akinjoru
1 2 3 4
'Those Paniya girls walk'
1 2 3 4
(ii)
okka pa
iya mo
atima:ru na
akinjoru
1 2 3 4
'All Paniya girls walk'
1 2 3 4
(f)
The head of the noun phrase may have an adjective attribute.
(i)
Colour adjective + Noun + Verb phrase
cuva:nda mo
ati na
akinjo
u
1 2 3
'The red girl walks'
1 2 3
(ii)
Numeral adjective + Noun + Verb phrase
Cardinal numeral + Noun + Verb phrase
ira:
u mo
atima:ru na
akinjoru
1 2 3
"Two girls walk"
1 2 3
Ordinal numeral + Noun + Verb phrase
ira:
ene mo
ati na
akinjo
u
1 2 3
"The second girl walks"
1 2 3
(iii)
Qualitative adjective + Noun + Verb phrase
a:gata mo
atima:ru na
akinjoru
1 2 3
"The bad girls walk"
1 2 3
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