bɪkˈʌz ʌv ðɪs splˈɪt sˈiː splˈɪt ˌɜːɡɐtˈɪvᵻɾi, nˈiːðɚ "nˈɑːmɪnətˌɪv" nˈɔːɹ "ˈæbsəlˌuːɾɪv" ɪz ɐn ˈædɪkwət dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən ʌvðə dᵻɹˈɛkt kˈeɪs, dʒˈʌst æz nˈiːðɚ "ɐkjˈuːzətˌɪv" nˈɔːɹ "ˈɜːɡətˌɪv" ɪz ɐn ˈædɪkwət dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən ʌvðɪ oʊblˈiːk kˈeɪs.
Because of this split (see split ergativity), neither "nominative" nor "absolutive" is an adequate description of the direct case, just as neither "accusative" nor "ergative" is an adequate description of the oblique case.