Rara #47

Legacy number: 47

 Number  47
 Phenomenon  use of an oblique case on a non-finite verb form to express evidentiality (hearsay, inferential)
 Found in  Estonian and South Estonian dialects (Uralic); Latvian (Baltic, IE); Kayardild ((non?)PN, Australian)
 Domain  morphology: inflection — locus
 Type  rarum
 Keywords  evidentiality, case, verb, non-finite
 Source  Bernhard Wälchli, LINGTYP List, 16 Feb 2000
 Violates  none

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