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While direct objects are by definition only found in transitive clauses, indirect and oblique objects may occur in transitive and intransitive clauses alike. These two types of object show some overlap in form but are nevertheless formally and functionally quite distinct. If an indirect object is expressed by a noun phrase, it is in the dative case. An oblique object can be in the locative or the absolutive case, rarely also in the dative case just as an indirect object. On the verbs they are expressed with corresponding person prefixes. An indirect and an oblique object are not mutually exclusive. A clause may contain both at the same time: | While direct objects are by definition only found in transitive clauses, indirect and oblique objects may occur in transitive and intransitive clauses alike. These two types of object show some overlap in form but are nevertheless formally and functionally quite distinct. If an indirect object is expressed by a noun phrase, it is in the dative case. An oblique object can be in the locative or the absolutive case, rarely also in the dative case just as an indirect object. On the verbs they are expressed with corresponding person prefixes. An indirect and an oblique object are not mutually exclusive. A clause may contain both at the same time: | ||
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"She/he has given a pendant to her/him in the house". Here the indirect object is marked on a verb with a prefix ''na-'', while the oblique object ''heim'' ("house") is marked with a prefix ''ci-''. | |Muzaktal | ||
|cinathattē | |||
|heim | |||
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|muzaktal-∅ | |||
|ci-na-thatt-ē | |||
|heim-∅ | |||
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|pendant-sg.Abs | |||
|3sg.IN.Obl-3rd.AN.IndObj-give.Perf-3sg.Subj.3sg.DO | |||
|house-sg.Abs | |||
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| colspan="2" | "She/he has given a pendant to her/him in the house". | |||
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Here the indirect object is marked on a verb with a prefix ''na-'', while the oblique object ''heim'' ("house") is marked with a prefix ''ci-''. | |||
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