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There is no aspect distinction. | There is no aspect distinction. | ||
===="Non-finite" forms==== | |||
====Split-ergativity==== | ====Split-ergativity==== | ||
Anbirese has split-ergativity: | Anbirese has split-ergativity: past tense verbs display ergative alignment, and non-past tense verbs have accusative alignment. | ||
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 ergative marking occurs regardless of whether or not there is a direct object. | 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 ergative marking occurs regardless of whether or not there is a direct object. | ||