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170. A Glossed Inonno-itak (Ritual Prayer)
What linguistic features characterize Ainu ritual prayers?
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Person marking: first-singular ku- in prayer
How does person marking differ between Ainu prayer speech and narrative oral literature?
ku=onkami ruwe tapan na
1SG.A=worship track-POSS DEM.PROX FIN
‘I offer worship (this is a fact).’
tu ray onkami re ray onkami
2 INT worship 3 INT worship
‘[She] worshipped greatly, twice and three times.’
Applicative case-marking
How are locative and goal relations expressed in Ainu prayer speech?
kamuy menoko uni-hi tane anakne a=ko-sirepa na
god woman house-POSS now TOP 4.A=APPL-arrive FIN
‘Now I arrived at the divine woman's house.’
ko-onkami a ko-onkami a ayne ora
APPL-worship 4 APPL-worship 4 PFV CONJ
‘Having worshipped [the deity] again and again, finally…’
The ruwe tapan ceremonial closure
What is the function of the ceremonial closure 'ruwe tapan na' in Ainu prayers?
sonno yayrayke kewtum ku=kor wa ku=onkami ru-we tapan na
truly be.grateful heart 1SG.A=have CONJ 1SG.A=worship track-POSS DEM.PROX FIN
‘Truly with a grateful heart I offer worship — this is a fact.’
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