> * incorporation of an argument into the verb (more common with objects
> than with subjects I would think)
I dont know any examples of those.
> * conjugation of the verb to agree with the subject, which then may not
> have to be expressed explicitly in the sentence
The conjugation to agree is absent, there are single endings for the verbs
showing tense only. The subject is always given as another word whether it
is a pronoun or a noun.
> This is like a combination of both, sorta. So, cool. :)
> The only really weird thing is, I wouldn't expect that an ergative
> language would use the ergative/absolutive distinction with a linking verb
> like "to be." It seems to me like that would only be with actions. Maybe
> someone who knows more about ergativity can enlighten..
>
I am a novice at the ergative system, I chose it to distance myself from
Latin because I found my language gravitating towards it more and more with
a Nom/Acc system.
Patrick