(Meadow Mari)
CopInfl=VInfl
CopInfl=VInfl: The copula, when explicit, is inflected just as lexical verbs.
| (1) | miklaj | sonarze. |
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| Miklay | hunter |
| ’Miklay is a hunter.’ (T. E.) |
| (2) | miklaj | sonarze | ul-eš. |
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| Miklay | hunter | COP‑3SG |
| ’Miklay is a hunter.’ (A. S.) |
| (3) | miklaj | erla | tol-eš. |
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| Miklay | tomorrow | come‑3SG |
| ’Miklay is coming tomorrow.’ (A. S.) |
| (4) | miklaj | sonarze | əl’-e. |
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| Miklay | hunter | COP.PST1‑3SG |
| ’Miklay was a hunter.’ (A. S.) |
| (5) | miklaj | teŋgeče | tol’-o. |
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| Miklay | yesterday | come.PST1‑3SG |
| ’Miklay came yesterday.’ (A. S.) |
| (6) | miklaj | sonarze | lij-ne-že. |
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| Miklay | hunter | COP‑DES‑3SG |
| ’Miklay would like to be a hunter.’ (A. S.) |
| (7) | miklaj | erla | tol-ne-že. |
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| Miklay | tomorrow | come‑DES‑3SG |
| ’Miklay would like to come tomorrow.’ (A. S.) |
In Meadow Mari the copula, when present, is inflected the same way as lexical verbs belonging to inflectional paradigm Type 1.
Author: Bogáta Timár
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