ergativity

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ergativity

  1. ergatîvî
    • Ergativity refers to a language system in which the subject of an intransitive construction and the direct object of a transitive construction behave in the same manner and the subject of a transitive construction behaves differently. The intransitive subject and the transitive object may, for example, have the same case marking and agreement on the verb. The transitive subject is marked differently. — (Margreet Dorleijn (1996). The decay of ergativity in Kurmanci. Tilburg: Tilburg University Press. r. 4)
      (Wergera kurmancî hewce ye) (biguhêre)

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Ji ergative +‎ -ity.