It looks to me like a simple mixup between ergative and absolutive
Case in Ndatshok
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[comments] ndatshoknckgrammer
1. Case in Ndatshok
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Ndatshok has a very interesting case system. It has six cases, used as followed.ABLAblative (case)
away from: The ablative case has very many uses. It can be used to call for someone's attention (direct address), in adpositional phrases, for causes, and for a method or instrument.
ABSAbsolutive (case)
TRANS object, INTR argument: The absolutive case can only be used as the subject in a transitive independent clause (one which has either an indirect or direct object).
DATDative (case)
indirect object; recipient, beneficiary, location: The dative case is used for indirect objects; unless otherwise stated (check the dictionary entry on the verb), this case can be interpreted as the benefactive case.
ERGErgative (case)
TRANS subject; agent: The ergative case is used for the direct object and subject of an intransitive case.
GENGenitive (case)
possessive: The genitive case is used in possession. The genitive noun follows the noun that it owns.
TOPTopic (syntactic)
the topic (key reference point) of a sentence: The topic case is used to describe the topic of a sentence. In most cases, it is interchangeable with the ablative case. ✎ Edit Article ✖ Delete Article
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"The ergative case is used for the direct object and subject of an intransitive case."
Wouldn't that make it a nominative case? After all, distinctive about the ergative case is that it's not used for intransitive sentences unless you use the antipassive voice.
Wouldn't that make it a nominative case? After all, distinctive about the ergative case is that it's not used for intransitive sentences unless you use the antipassive voice.
