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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
(j)
A phrase having all the four adjectives in sequence as attributes of a head noun in the noun phrase is possible.
okka cuva:nda a:gata ceriya ira:
ene mo
atima:ru na
akinjoru
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
'All the red, bad, small, second girls walk'
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Functions of noun phrases
The head of the noun phrase takes different case markers and functions in the clause as subject, direct object and indirect object.
1.
Nominative noun phrase
be:re
na
anda
1 2
'Byra walked'
1 2
bo
ci ku
ica
u
1 2
'Bolchi drunk'
1 2
2.
Accusative noun phrase
a: mo
atine bu
i
1 2 3
'Call that girl'
3 1 2
to:lene
aye
1 2
'Send Tola'
2 1
na:nu ka
ene pu
ice
1 2 3
'I caught the thief'
1 3 2
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