Orientative case
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The orientative case (abbreviated ORIENT) is a grammatical case which marks a noun phrase whose referent is used as a point of reference. It can be used to mark a spatial reference point such as a landmark, or an abstract one such as a social ideal. It can be found in the Chukchi language.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Dunn, John (1999). A Grammar of Chukchi (PhD thesis). Australian National University. pp. 116, 278–279.
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