(Komi-Permyak)

AuxV

AuxV: The auxiliary precedes the main verb.

(1)tańaozmungort-ö.
TanyaNEG.PRS.3SGgo.CNGhome‑ILL
’Tánya does not go home.’ (L. P.)

(2)ćapkömenymćer,ime
throw.IMP.2SGI.DATaxeandI
pond-ačup-nykerku.
begin‑FUT.1SGbuild‑INFhouse
’Throw me an axe and I will start building a house.’ (Ponomareva 2010: 164)

(3)ińvador-asoʒ́žykkućovöjkömköt-sö
Invaedge‑INE.3SGearlierleathershoe‑ACC.3SG
abutöd-ömaś.
NEGknow‑PST2.3PL
’In the past, leather shoes were unknown along the bank of the Inva river.’ (Ponomareva 2010: 160)

In Komi-Permyak, auxiliaries (1)–(2) and the auxiliary-like negator abu (3) precede the main verb (cf. Lobanova 2017: 40).

Author: Nikolett F. Gulyás


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