Features

2. Number agreement: -(t)z- in dative structures (v -zki-)
Yellow: variational pattern attested
Blue: variational pattern non-attested
(2) Loreak gustatu zaitzo

Zuazo, Koldo. 2014. Euskalkiak. Donostia: Elkar.

Generalized pattern. In both transitive and intransitive structures involving datives, absolutive arguments are cross-referenced in the auxiliary by means of the pluralizer ‑zki‑.

(1) Loreak gustatu zaizkio
flower.ABS.PL like.PTCP (3ABS).PL.have.3SG.DAT
‘She/He liked the flowers’

Variational pattern. Some varieties favor -(t)z- instead.

(2) Loreak gustatu zaitzo
flower.ABS.PL like.PTCP (3ABS).PL.have.3SG.DAT
‘She/He liked the flowers’

Chapter: Case and Agreement

Keywords: datives, number agreement, pluralizers

References:

Zuazo (2014: 156)

Zuazo, Koldo. 2014. Euskalkiak. Donostia: Elkar.

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BiV code
Town
Dialect
Value
Contributor
Z-urd
Urdiñarbe
Zuberoan Basque
Yes
Maider Bedaxagar
A-ara
Aramaio
Western Basque
No
Txipi Ormaetxea
N-arb
Arbizu
Navarrese Basque
No
Juanjo Olasagarre
N-ari
Arizkun (Baztan)
Navarrese Basque
No
Pello Salaburu
B-art
Artea
Western Basque
No
Igor Estankona
G-bei
Beizama
Central Basque
No
Lourdes Otaegi
G-ber
Bergara
Western Basque
No
Alexander Artzelus
G-elg
Elgoibar
Western Basque
No
Ane Odria
G-ert
Errenteria
Central Basque
No
Aritz Irurtzun
B-ger
Gernika
Western Basque
No
Alaine Barruetabeña
B-get
Getxo
Western Basque
No
Xabier Bilbao
N-goi
Goizueta
Navarrese Basque
No
Juan Jose Zubiri
G-her
Hernani
Central Basque
No
Eñaut Agirre
G-its
Itsasondo
Central Basque
No
Urtzi Etxeberria
B-lek
Lekeitio
Western Basque
No
Arantzazu Elordieta
B-loi
Loiu
Western Basque
No
Oihana Astobieta
N-mez
Mezkiritz (Erroibar)
Navarrese Basque
No
Orreaga Ibarra
B-mun
Mungia
Western Basque
No
Miren Ibarluzea
NB-ora
Oragarre
Navarrese-Lapurdian Basque
No
Itxaro Borda
N-orb
Orbaizeta
Navarrese Basque
No
Iñaki Camino
B-otx
Otxandio
Western Basque
No
Xabier Burgete

ABL: ablative

ABS: absolutive

ABSERG: absolutive in Ergative Displacement context

ALL: allative

ALLO: allocutive

APPL: applicative

BN: bounded

CAUS: causative

COMP: complementizer

DAT: dative

DD: dative displacement

DEST: destinative

ED: Ergative Displacement

ERG: ergative

FAM: familiar

F: feminine

GEN: genitive

IPFV: imperfective

INE: inessive

INS: instrumental

M: masculine

MOD: mood

NMLZ: nominalizer

NONFAM: non-familiar (2nd person)

NP: noun phrase

PTCP: participle

PST: past

PL: plural

POST: postposition

PROG: progressive

PROS: prospective

PRTV: partitive

REL: relational postposition

RES: resultative

SG: singular

SOC: sociative

TERM: terminative

UNBN : unbounded

The abbreviations in this database follow the Leipzig Glossing Rules.