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Infinitive clauses are VSO and accusative; the preposition ''mi'' must be used before a direct object in infinitive clauses. | Infinitive clauses are VSO and accusative; the preposition ''mi'' must be used before a direct object in infinitive clauses. | ||
''Mi''-infinitive clauses lack the ergative argument | ''Mi''-infinitive clauses lack the ergative argument when using transitive verbs, and use OV order and accusative syntax. They are inherited from Proto-Idavic ''mi''-infinitives. | ||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||