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]

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