Ergative (was Re: Some questions)

Trebor Jung wrote:
Ergative-absolutive languages are where the subjects
> of intransitive sentences and the direct objects of transitive sentences
are
> marked with one case (ergative), and the subjects of transitive sentences
are
> marked with another case (absolutive).
>
Sorry to nitpick; I thought someone else would catch this:
The case-names are backwards.

-- subj. of intrans. and DO of transitive:  absolutive
-- subj. of transitive verbs:  ergative.