(Meadow Mari)

PPV

PPV: Independent personal pronouns precede the verb in nominative constructions.

(1)məjkastenetol-am.
Ieveningcome‑1SG
’I will come in the evening.’ (Riese et al. 2022: 136)

(2)təjkonferencij-əškekaj-etmo?
youconference‑ILLgo‑2SGQ
’Are you going to the conference?’ (T. E.)

The basic word order of Meadow Mari is SOV. Accordingly, independent personal pronouns functioning as the subject precede the verb.

Author: Bogáta Timár


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