Talk:Siye Syntax

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In Siye, unaccusative verbs have the syntactic form of the reflexives, but the verb root is intransitive.

layeke isupunuma.

layeke-0 i-su-pu-nu-ma

girl-ABS 3-move.IMPFV-SG-DIR.SUB-IMPFV

The girl will go down.

layeke umhisupunuma.

layeke-0 um-i-su-pu-nu-ma

girl-ABS REFL-3-move.IMPFV-SG-DIR.SUB-IMPFV

The girl will fall.

Tom umhisupunuma.

Tom-0 um-i-su-pu-nu-ma

Tom-NOM 3-move.IMPFV-SG-DIR.SUB-IMPFV

Tom will fall.


Unergative verbs, on the other hand, invert the pronominal prefixes of the pseudo-passive by placing the indefinite pronoun in the

object slot and the relevant personal pronoun in the subject slot.

layekeya musupoputuma

layeke-ya mu-i-supo-pu-tu-ma

girl-ERG INDEF-3-move.fast-SG-DIR.ALL-IMPFV

The girl runs fast.

Tom musupoputuma

Tom-0 mu-i-supo-pu-tu-ma

Tom-NOM INDEF-3-move.fast-SG-DIR.ALL-IMPFV

Tom runs fast.

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