Jens:
> > > The cat(ABS) chased(ANTIPAS) the mouse(ERG) and went to sleep.
Nik:
> > Well, "mouse" wouldn't be in the ergative, but rather some other oblique
> > case, but other than that, that's a perfect example.
Doug:
> Is there any one case that ergative languages prefer as their oblique case
> for antipassive sentences?
Instrumental and Dative iirc. In Rinya I just changed it from
Instrumental to Ablative. I don't know if that was a smart move.
Ablative is already heavily over-used. Not to mention the Dative.
Daniel