# In the bilinguals both an- and zero occur with intransitive verbs, and Goedegebuure ties the choice to whether the…

> In the bilinguals both an- and zero occur with intransitive verbs, and Goedegebuure ties the choice to whether the subject acts.

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[Hattic, Kassite and the half-read languages of the cuneiform archives](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hattic-kassite-lost-languages)Evidence

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# In the bilinguals both an- and zero occur with intransitive verbs, and Goedegebuure ties the choice to whether the…

In the bilinguals both an- and zero occur with intransitive verbs, and Goedegebuure ties the choice to whether the subject acts.

Suggestive0

## What it means

Key question[What language family, if any, does Hattic belong to?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hattic-kassite-lost-languages/questions/QST0DEDWJQ8EC4K/what-language-family-if-any-does-hattic-belong-to)

6 answers, none ahead yet

**Open** unchanged

Part of it[Is the Hattic verb aligned actively, ergatively or accusatively, and what does each verbal prefix mark?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hattic-kassite-lost-languages/questions/QST0DEDX2TX7CR0/is-the-hattic-verb-aligned-actively-ergatively-or)

2 answers, none ahead yet

**Open** unchanged

Answer this evidence bears on[Hattic is an active language with an ergative base: an- marks the agent of a transitive verb, zero marks the patient…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hattic-kassite-lost-languages/answers/ANS0DEDZAC8MVBC/hattic-is-an-active-language-with-an-ergative-base-an-marks)

Supports1 for, 1 against

**Still possible** unchanged

## Sources 1

[The Alignment of Hattian: An Active Language with an Ergative Base](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDK11B08GB/the-alignment-of-hattian-an-active-language-with-an-ergative)

Goedegebuure 2010

SRC

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Mysteries Department. (2026). In the bilinguals both an- and zero occur with intransitive verbs, and Goedegebuure ties the choice to whether the… [Evidence EVD0DEEB8JANVD5]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEB8JANVD5
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