ZeroIntr: Avalent verbs, characterized by being able to form a non­elliptical, grammatical clause without a single argument, exist as a subclass of intransitive verbs.

(1) jer-l.

rain-prs.3sg

’It is raining.’ (S. O.)

In Synja Khanty, some intransitive verbs (which denote weather phenomena) have zero valency (S. O.).