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ergative case

grammatical case that identifies the subject of a transitive verb in ergative–absolutive languages
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ergative case

Summary

ergative case is a case[1]. It draws 1,717 Wikipedia views per month (case category, ranking #9 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • ergative case's instance of is recorded as case[3].
  • ergative case is a type of oblique case[4].
  • ergative case's short name is recorded as ERG[5].
  • ergative case's exact match is recorded as http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/3.0/lexinfo#ergativeCase[6].
  • ergative case's P14892 is recorded as ErgativeCase[7].

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Definition and Type

ergative case's instance of is recorded as case[3]. It is a type of oblique case[4].

Why It Matters

ergative case draws 1,717 Wikipedia views per month (case category, ranking #9 of 65).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
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    Instance of → —
    Instance of → case
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://purl.org/linguistics/gold/ErgativeCase"
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