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(43) Ne=u laka-laka, netu-ku mo rada.
2nsgSP=TEL REDUP-make.noise child-isgP REAL wake
'You (all) made a lot of noise and my baby woke up.'
(44) Vai-gi ngire m
do-Ass 3nsg 3nsgSP=TEL REDUP-short
"Those things are very short.'
(45) aka la-lague
canoe REDUP-big
'a very big canoe'
(46) Go=wali=re ngire hogo la-lague.
2sgSP=take=3nsgO 3nsg true REDUP-big
'Take all the big ones'
4.8. SEMANTIC ROLE OF SUBJECT
When an adjective functions as a predicate, its subject always has the semantic role
of undergoer, either entering into (as in (47)) or being in (as in (48)) a state. In con-
trast, the subject of an active verb is always an actor, not a passive participant with
an undergoer role, as in (49).
(47)Tama-kumo sesea.
father-isgP REAL old
'My father is getting old.'
clothes-isgP 3nsgSP=TEL wet
'My clothes are wet.'(49)Go=mooa siseri.
2sgSP=REAL run quickly
'You run quickly.'
5 Marking the same for adjectives and active verbs
Apart from marking of telic aspect (§4.2.1), all other aspect marking has the same
meaning and distribution for adjectives as for active verbs. The following senten-
ces demonstrate this with the aspect marker bei 'just' for the adjective lague 'big'
(50) and the active intransitive verb dige 'walk' (51).
(50)Maresu ngi
child that REAL just big
"That child has just grown (got bigger).'
(47)Tama-ku momo