| Subject (non-experiencer, non-active subject) | Indirect object | |
| The I series
v-e-mal-eb-i v-e-mal-eb-i (I) am hiding myself (from smb.) e-mal-eb-a
Person markers in the verb:
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Nominative
me me I bavSv-i
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Dative
deda-s deda-s mother-Dative deda-s
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| The II series
da-v-e-mal-e da-v-e-mal-e (I) hid myself (from smb.) da-e-mal-a
Person markers in the verb:
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Nominative
me me I bavSv-i
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Dative
deda-s deda-s mother-Dative deda-s
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| The III series
da-v-malv-i-var da-v-malvi-var (Apparently) I have hidden myself (from smb.) da-h-malv-i-a
Person markers in the verb:
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Nominative
me me I bavSv-i
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Dative
deda-s deda-s mother-Dative deda-s
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| The I series
v-uSeneb v-usheneb I am bulilding (smth. for smb.) u-Sen-eb-s
Person markers in the verb: no inversion: subject person is marked by the subject person markers, object person is marked by the object person markers. |
Nominative
me me I kac-i
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Dative
saxl-s saxl-s house-Dative saxl-s
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Dative
megobar-s megobar-s friend-Dative megobar-s
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| The II series
a-v-uSene a-v-u-shene I (has) built (smth. for smb.) a-u-Sen-a
Person markers in the verb: no inversion |
Ergative
me me I kac-ma
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Nominative
saxl-i saxl-i house-Nominative saxl-i
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Dative
megobar-s megobar-s friend-Dative megobar-s
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| The III series
a-m-i-Senebia a-m-i-sheneb-ia Apparently I (has) built (smth. for smb.) auSenebia
Person markers in the verb: inversion: subject person is marked by the object person marker, object person is marked by the subject person marker. |
Dative
me me I kac-s
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Nominative
saxl-i saxl-i house-Nominative saxl-i
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(Genitive+the posposition)
megobr-is-Tvis megobr-is-tvis friend-Genitive-for megobr-is-Tvis
So called simple complement marked by Genitive (with the
postposition -Tvis -tvis) occurs instead of
the indirect object
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| Subject (experiencer,
non-active subject) |
Indirect object | |
| The I series
m-i-yvar-s m-i-q'vars I love smb. u-yvars
Person markers in the verb:
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Dative
me me I daTo-s
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Nominative
nino-0 nino-0 Nino-Nominative nino-0
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| The II series
*Semiyvarda shemiq'var-d-a I fell in love with smb. Se-u-yvar-d-a
Person markers in the verb:
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Dative
me me I daTo-s
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Nominative
nino-0 nino-0 Nino-Nominative nino-0
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| The III series
*Se-m-yvar-eb-ia she-m-q'var-eb-ia Apparently I fell in love with smb. *Se-h-yvar-eb-ia
Person markers in the verb:
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Dative
me me I daTo-s
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Nominative
nino-0 nino-0 Nino-Nominative nino-0
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