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Data on apparent discontinuous NPs in the Cariban family
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Akawaio: referential zerö or S.I.? #49

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fmatter commented 1 year ago

Two examples, both with preverbal pöröu 'arrow' to which zerö may or may not refer.

(ra-piya-ma-story-033) Akawaio (Caesar-Fox 2003)

naigaza kuru? pöröu enno'pödï zerö ta'pï iya ji mörö.  
naigaza kuru  pöröu ennogï-bödï zerö ta-'pï   i-ya  ji    mörö 
how     Emph  arrow shoot-Iter  this say-Past 3-Erg Emph  A.I.?  
Pro     Prtcl N     Vt          Pro  Vt       P     Prtcl ?    
‘"How, really, will we shoot the arrow more than one time?" he said.’

(ra-piya-ma-story-034) Akawaio (Caesar-Fox 2003)

pöröu enno'pödï zerö, tait! pöröu... sorok! tait... wijagong.  
pöröu ennogï-bödï zerö tait pöröu sorok  tait wijagong
arrow shoot-Iter  this slap arrow put.in slap other     
N     Vt          Pro  SW   N     SW     SW   N       
‘We will shoot the arrow tait! one, then tait!sorok(SSW) the other.’
SpikeGildea commented 1 year ago

Both SI, Desert would say 'FUTURE'