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2 unusual facts about Split ergativity


Split ergativity

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Split ergativity is shown by languages that have a partly ergative behaviour, but employ another syntax or morphology—usually accusative—in some contexts.


Svan language

It has agreement between subject and object, and a split-ergative morphosyntactic system.


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