- Object marking
Merkin morpheme English gloss
a. 3rd person singular masculine
b. 3rd person singular feminine
C. 3rd person singular inanimate
d. 3rd person plural
- Modality marking
Merkin morpheme English gloss
a. future
b. conditional
B. What is the word order in a Merkin sentence? Use terms such as subject,
object, verb.
C. The subject-marking morphemes occur in both a long and a short form. What
is the conditioning environment for each form?
D. The modality morphemes occur in both a long and a short form. What is the
conditioning environment for each form?