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Spit ergativity is very different from the 'real' ergativity. Ancient Aramaic or other Semitic dialects don't have that.
Historically, Aramaic (Semitic) is nominative-accusative, and ergativity developed through contact with ergative Iranian languages, especially Kurdish, which is spoken by the Muslim population of the region.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...24384111002361
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