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Datapoint Greenlandic (West) / Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases

Language
Genus: Eskimo, Family: Eskimo-Aleut
Feature
Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases by Bernard Comrie
Value
Ergative - absolutive
References

Examples

note: In the first and second persons, there is no distinction between absolutive and ergative cases (p.257–258).

the teacher came out quickly
ilinniartitsiuq anipalla puq
teacher come.out.quickly ind.3sg
my uncle shot the harp seal
akkam ma aataaq aallaa vaa
uncle my.erg harp.seal shoot ind.3sg>3sg
I like it
uanga ajuri nngil ara
I not.like neg ind.1sg>3sg