Re: A mixed ergative question...

>From: Christopher B Wright <faceloran@...>
> >The last type I'm unsure of; should I reverse the cases for the causor
>and
> >causee? And what's a better term than "causor" and "causee"?
>
>Instrument and patient are pretty much standard, right? Widely
>understandable, at least. And it's up to you, though you might want to
>think of an instrumental case. If you have a lot of noun classes, it's
>more difficult, because you might have to make a series of declensions.
>How many cases does the average Bantu language have?
I have plans for an instrumental! Thanks, I needed that help. So it's

verb-causative X Y Z = "X causes Y to do-something-to Z"
X = nominative or ergative
Y = instrumental
Z = accusative or nominative

Makes sense, I wish I had remember that dang Instrumental case *beats
forehead with side of fist*....

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