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Universal 159:

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Universal 159:

Original
If object and transitive-clause allative are marked identically, even non-adpositionally, then dative is also identically marked.
Standardized
IF object and transitive-clause allative are marked identically, even non-adpositionally, THEN dative is also identically marked.
Keywords
direct object, indirect object, accusative, allative, dative, syncretism
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages surveyed in Blansitt 1988
Source
Blansitt 1988: 186 (vi)
Counterexamples

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    FP
    1. May 2020

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