Rara #138
Legacy number: 138
| Number | 138 |
| Phenomenon | mixed ergative-accusative alignment, with person prefixes on intransitive verbs cross-referencing subject and person prefixes on transitive verbs cross-referencing object (=absolutive), while verbs also take person suffixes, which cross-reference subject both with intransitives and transitives (=nominative) |
| Found in | Burushaski (isolate) |
| Domain | syntax — grammatical relations: alignment |
| Type | nonesuch |
| Keywords | nominative, absolutive, cross-reference, person, intransitive, transitive |
| Source | Berger, Hermann (1992). Das Burushaski: Schicksale einer zentralasiatischen Restsprache. In Sitzungsberichte der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-historische Klasse, Jg. 1992, Bericht 1, p. 21 |
| Violates | ? |
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