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Anbirese has split-ergativity: past forms display ergative alignment, and non-past forms have accusative alignment. | Anbirese has split-ergativity: past forms display ergative alignment, and non-past forms have accusative alignment. | ||
That is ,the subject is marked with the preposition''u'' for transitive verbs, and is unmarked for intransitive verbs. | That is, the subject is marked with the preposition ''u'' for transitive verbs, and is unmarked for intransitive verbs. In the case of transitive verbs the subject is marked with ''u'' regardless of whether there is a direct object. | ||
Example: | |||
:''Kabin u na.'' | |||
:'I have eaten.' | |||
:''Kabin u na n sáeng.'' | |||
:'I have eaten the bread.' | |||
===Copula=== | ===Copula=== | ||