What does it mean when a language is called ergative?
adjective. er·ga·tive ˈər-gə-tiv. : of, relating to, or being a language (such as Inuit or Georgian) in which the objects of transitive verbs and subjects of intransitive verbs are typically marked by the same linguistic forms.
adjective. er·ga·tive ˈər-gə-tiv. : of, relating to, or being a language (such as Inuit or Georgian) in which the objects of transitive verbs and subjects of intransitive verbs are typically marked by the same linguistic forms.
