Universal 322: ergative (nouns) ⇒ non-zero allomorphs

Original: If nouns have a syntactic form of the ergative, then at least some of its allomorphs are non-zero.
Standardized: IF nouns have a syntactic form of the ergative, THEN at least some of its allomorphs are non-zero.
Keywords: noun, case, ergative, allomorphy, zero
Domain: inflection
Type: no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status: achronic
Quality: absolute
Basis: languages surveyed in Kozinsky 1981
Source: Kozinsky 1981

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