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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
a:    ceriya    moatima:ru   naakinjoru
1        2                3                   4
   
  'Those    small    girls    walk'
   1          2         3        4
   
  a:    ira:u    moatima:ru    naakinjoru
1         2                   3                    4
   
  'Those   two   girls   walk'
   1         2      3       4
   
  a:   ira:ene   moati   naakinjou
1          2                3               4
   
  'That    second    girls    walks'
   1         2           3        4
 
(i) The noun phrases with Adjective + Noun + structure can be expanded by adding the attribute - qualifer determiner.
Qualifier + Adjective (colour/quality/quantity/numeral except the one with cardinal numeral) +
   
  okka    cuva:nda    moatima:ru    naakinjoru
   1           2                 3                    4
   
  'All    the    red    girls    walk'
1               2       3         4
   
  okka    a:gata    moatima:ru    naakinjoru
  1         2                  3                    4
   
  'All    the    bad    girls    walk'
 1               2       3         4
   
  okka   ceriya   moatima:ru   naakinjoru
  1         2              3                    4
   
  'All    small    girls    walk'
 1        2       3        4
   
  okka    ira:ene    moatima:ru    naakinjoru
  1            2                    3                     4
   
  'All    the    second    girls    walk'
 1                 2          3        4
 
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