The aversive or evitative case (abbreviated EVIT) is a grammatical case found in Australian Aboriginal languages that indicates that the marked noun is avoided or feared.
Usage
For example, in
Walmajarri:
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Yapa-warnti
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pa-lu
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tjurtu-karrarla
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laparnkanja
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natji-karti.
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child-ABS.PL
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IND-they
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dust-AVERSIVE
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ran away
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cave-ALL
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The children ran into the cave because of the dust storm.
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The suffix -karrarla indicates that the action (running away) was carried out in order to avoid the dust storm, tjurtu-.
The aversive may also be used to mark the
object of
verbs of fearing. For example, in
Djabugay:
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Djama-lan
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ŋawu
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yarrnga-nj.
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snake-AVERSIVE
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I
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be afraid-PAST
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I was afraid of the snake.
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The aversive may be used on a
Languages
Few languages have a distinct aversive case. Usually, a single case will be used both for the aversive and other functions.
Languages with a distinct aversive case include:
References
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