Datapoint Kewa / Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases

Language
Genus: Engan, Family: Trans-New Guinea
Feature
Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases by Bernard Comrie
Value
Ergative - absolutive
References

Examples

the man went home
áá ada a
man home go pst.3sg
the man hit the pig
áá mená a
man erg pig hit pst.3sg
I sat down
píra wa
I sit pst.1sg
I hit it
wa
I erg hit pst.1sg
what hit me?
ake a
what erg I hit pst.3sg