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A grammar of Pite Saami, 2014

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13.1 Declarative clauses<br />

(6) dát<br />

d-á-t<br />

lä<br />

lä<br />

vanj<br />

vanj<br />

dä<br />

dä<br />

gajk vuorasumos<br />

gajk vuorasu-mos<br />

be\3sg.prs probably then all old-superl\sg<br />

dem-prox-nom.sg<br />

dágaduvvum<br />

dága-duvvu-m<br />

make-pass-prf<br />

‘This was probably the absolute oldest made.’<br />

[pit0906_Ahkajavvre_a.120]<br />

The NP referring to the agent <strong>of</strong> an event can optionally occur obliquely in the<br />

elative case if the verb is passivized, as in (7).<br />

(7) gåhte<br />

gåhte<br />

lä tsiggiduvvum<br />

lä tsiggi-duvvu-m<br />

hut\nom.sg be\3sg.prs build-pass-prf<br />

‘The hut has been built by children.’<br />

13.1.2 Basic transitive declaratives<br />

mánájst<br />

máná-jst<br />

child-elat.pl<br />

[pit110518a.28m41s]e<br />

In declarative clauses featuring a monotransitive verb, the subject is in nominative<br />

and is typically the agent, while the object is in the accusative case and is<br />

typically the patient <strong>of</strong> the predicate. Examples can be seen in (8) through (10).<br />

(8) ja<br />

ja<br />

mån vuojnav<br />

mån vuojna-v<br />

and 1sg.nom see-1sg.prs<br />

‘And I see snow here.’<br />

muähtagav<br />

muähtaga-v<br />

snow-acc.sg<br />

danne<br />

danne<br />

here<br />

[pit100404.020]<br />

(9) danne sáme<br />

danne sáme<br />

edne<br />

edne<br />

båhtsujd<br />

båhtsu-jd<br />

giesen<br />

giese-n<br />

there <strong>Saami</strong>\nom.pl have\3pl.prs reindeer-acc.pl summer-iness.sg<br />

‘The <strong>Saami</strong> keep the reindeer there in the summer.’ [pit100404.011]<br />

(10) almatj<br />

almatj<br />

bedja virbmijd<br />

bedja virbmi-jd<br />

person\nom.sg put\3sg.prs fishing.net-acc.pl<br />

‘One puts out fishing nets in the evening.’<br />

ehket<br />

ehket<br />

evening<br />

[pit100310b.020]<br />

In declarative clauses with a ditransitive verb, the direct object is also in the accusative<br />

case and is typically theme, while the indirect object, typically recipient,<br />

is normally in the illative case. Examples can be seen in (11) and (12).<br />

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