Universal #260

Legacy number: 260

 Number  260
 Original  In ergative languages personal conjugation is of prefixal or prefix-suffixal nature.
 Standardized  IF alignment is predominantly ergative, THEN verbal person marking is by prefixes or by both prefixes and suffixes.
 Formula  ergative language ⇒ prefix-suffixal personal conjugation
 Keywords  alignment, ergative, verb, inflection, person, prefix, suffix
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  different language families in Klimov 1973
 Source  Klimov 1973: 99

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Discussion
Counterexamples
The so-called suffixal languages of Australia