Topic: existive

An existive is a °copula that can be used in °existential clauses but not in °equational, °predlocative or °ascriptive clauses.

Grammaticon URL

https://grammaticon.clld.org/concepts/229

SIL counter-part

existential marker

Associated L-Parameters

• Negative existential form (from Negative existentials: A cross-linguistic study)
• Negative existential type (from Negative existentials: A cross-linguistic study)