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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
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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   moatima:ru    naakinjoru
  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    naanda
  1             2
   
  'Byra    walked'
   1         2
   
  boci    kuicau
   1            2
   
  'Bolchi    drunk'
   1          2
   
2. Accusative noun phrase
  a:    moatine    bui
1            2             3
   
  'Call    that    girl'
  3       1        2
   
  to:lene    aye
   1          2
   
  'Send    Tola'
   2         1
   
  na:nu    kaene    puice
   1          2             3
   
  'I    caught    the    thief'
1        3              2
 
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