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In non-active constructions (autostative, passive, mediopassive; all formed with [-s]) the word order remains the same as in the default word order.
In non-active constructions (autostative, passive, mediopassive; all formed with [-s]) the word order remains the same as in the default word order.


# (''autostative'')


'''autostative'''
:{|
 
[norres tʰãn]
{|
|''nor-e-s''||''tan''
|''nor-e-s''||''tan''
|-
|-
|joy-{{sc|stat-nonact}}||{{sc|1sg}}
|joy-{{sc|stat-nonact}}||{{sc|1sg}}
|}
|}
‘I am happy with myself’
:‘I am happy with myself’


'''passive'''
# (''passive'')


a)
:{|
 
[nɔ̃ddas ras]
{|
|''not-a-s''||''ras''
|''not-a-s''||''ras''
|-
|-
|eat-{{sc|dyn-nonact}}||{{sc|3sg.m}}
|eat-{{sc|dyn-nonact}}||{{sc|3sg.m}}
|}
|}
‘He is being eaten’ (pres.)
:‘He is being eaten’
 
b)
 
[nɔ̃ddes ras]
{|
|''not-e-s''||''ras''
|-
|eat-{{sc|stat-nonact}}||{{sc|3sg.m}}
|}
‘He is eaten’ (in general)


'''mediopassive (reciprocal)'''
# (''reciprocal'')


[pɔggas sor ʔa]
:{|
{|
|''pok-a-s''||''sor''||''ha''
|''pok-a-s''||''sor''||''ha''
|-
|-
|strike-{{sc|dyn-nonact}}||{{sc|3sg.f}}||{{sc|pl}}
|strike-{{sc|dyn-nonact}}||{{sc|3sg.f}}||{{sc|pl}}
|}
|}
‘They (f.) strike each other’
:‘They (f.) strike each other’


====Chain construction====
====Chain construction====