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===Ergative===
===Ergative===


The counterpart to absolutive is ergative. Any noun which takes a direct object must be marked with the particle ''ī''. (This particle is always paired with another noun phrase containing the particle ''ā'', and vice versa.)
The counterpart to absolutive is ergative. Any noun which takes a direct object must be marked with the particle ''[[Contionary: ī|ī]]''. (This particle is always paired with another noun phrase containing the particle ''[[Contionary: ā|ā]]'', and vice versa.)


''Kāl '''ī''' chā ā ijun, kū’k plīnum t’āmīd.''
''Kāl '''ī''' chā ā ijun, kū’k plīnum t’āmīd.''
{|
{|
| kāl '''ī'''
| [[Contionary: kāl|kāl]] '''[[Contionary: ī|ī]]'''
||chā ''ā''
||[[Contionary: chā|chā]] ''[[Contionary: ā|ā]]''
||ijun
||[[Contionary: ijun|ijun]]
||kū
||[[Contionary: kū|kū]]
||uk plīnum  
||[[Contionary: uk|uk]] [[Contionary: plīnum|plīnum]]
||ta āmīd
||[[Contionary: ta|ta]] [[Contionary: āmīd|āmīd]]
|-
|-
| <span style="font-variant: small-caps">2sg '''erg'''</span>
| <span style="font-variant: small-caps">2sg '''erg'''</span>