Thangha': Difference between revisions

Thangha' makes a distinction between [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clusivity inclusive and exclusive "we"]. Unlike the rest of the language which has ergative-absolutive alignment, pronouns have nominative-accusative alignment.

!  !! Nominative !! Accusative !! Genitive

Word order in intransitive sentences is more flexible, depending on a number of factors.

 

 

These come before the verb if the subject is topicalised e.g.

In intransitive sentences, subject pronouns almost always come after the verb e.g.

/mʲaɲəʔ-ˈɫʷuːʂa ˈʔəʔkʷa/

[mʲæɲɘʔ-ˈɫʷoːʂɑ ˈʔʊʔkʷa]

TEL-fall 1PS.SG.NOM

It is important to note that the above sentence implies that the speaker dropped to the ground of his/her own free will. This is because, when it comes to pronouns, Thangha' is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active%E2%80%93stative_language Fluid-S Language]. When the subject of an intransitive sentence performs the action of his/her own free will, the nominative pronouns are used. However, if the action is involitional, the accusative pronouns are used. In this case, the pronoun comes after the verb if it is not topicalised e.g.

 

 

 

 

 

I fell to the ground (not of my own free will, where the main point of the sentence is to say who fell to the ground)

 

 

Accusative pronouns can be fronted to the start of the sentence as topics e.g.

 

1PS.SG.ACC TEL-fall