(Meadow Mari)

QuantN

QuantN: Quantifiers precede the nouns they modify.

(1)šoč-moel-ənaral-əmaš ─kažnepörjeŋ-ənporəs-əžo.
be_born‑PTCP.PASScountry‑GENprotect‑NMLZ everyman‑GENduty‑3SG
’Protecting his homeland is every man’s duty.’ (Arkhangelskiy 2019)

(2)čəlatamga-ž=atkuatlejuzovijan.
everysymbol‑DET=PCLstrongmagicalpower
’Every symbol has great magical power.’ (Arkhangelskiy 2019)

In Meadow Mari quantifiers are adjectives and as such they precede the modified noun (Riese et al. 2022: 96─99).

Author: Bogáta Timár


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