In tripartite languages In tripartite languages, both the agent and object of a transitive clause have case forms, ergative and accusative, and the agent of an intransitive clause is the unmarked citation form. It is occasionally called the intransitive case, but absolutive is also used and is perhaps more accurate since it is not limited to core agents of intransitive verbs.
In tripartite languages In tripartite languages both the agent and object of a transitive clause have case forms ergative and accusative and the agent of an intransitive clause is the unmarked citation form It is occasionally called the intransitive case but absolutive is also used and is perhaps more accurate since it is not limited to core agents of intransitive verbs