Ergative-genitive case explained

In grammar, the ergative-genitive case (abbreviated) is a grammatical case which combines the senses of the ergative case and the genitive case, transmitting the ideas of acting and possessing something. It can be found in Classic Maya, Ixil, Nez Perce, and Inuktitut.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Aldridge, Edith . Intransitivity and the Development of Ergative Alignment . 2017-08-10 . Oxford University Press . Coon . Jessica . 1 . en . 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198739371.013.21 . Massam . Diane . Travis . Lisa Demena.
2. Rude . Noel . 1991 . On the Origin of the Nez Perce Ergative NP Suffix . International Journal of American Linguistics . 57 . 1 . 24–50 . 0020-7071.