ABSTRACT
Nouns in Zhoutun have two main characteristics. First, they typically function as arguments, commonly including subject, object (direct or indirect object) and as prepositional objects. For example: https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">
(1)
a
扎西鸡娃宰下了个。
tʂaɕi
tɕiua
tsɛ=xɤ=lɔ
kɤ.
pn
chicken
kill=comp=pfv
part
‘Zhaxi killed the chicken.’
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b
我扎西啊打下了。
ŋɤ
tʂaɕi=a
ta=xɤ=lɔ.
1
pn=acc
hit=comp=pfv
‘I hit Zhaxi.’
https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">
c
我扎西啊东西没心买给。
ŋɤ
tʂaɕi=a
tũɕi
mɔ
ɕĩ
mɛ=kɨ.
1
pn=acc
stuff
neg
heart
buy=vim
‘I did not want to buy anything for Zhaxi.’
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d
箇厨厨里挖了挖，钱儿没哩。
kuɤ
tʂhutʂhu=li 1
ua=lɔ
ua,
tɕhiɛ
mɨ
li.
3
pocket=loc
hollow=pfv
hollow
money
neg
part
‘S/he hollowed out from pocket, (and found that) there was no money.’
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e
扎西老板re
tʂaɕi
lɔpã
ɻɨ.
pn
boss
cop
‘Zhaxi is the boss.’
