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For example, the antipassive voice is formed by an infix that comes after the first consonant of a word. For words that begin with a hard consonant, the infix is '''am''' /am/ (which contains a hard consonant) e.g.
For example, the antipassive voice is formed by an infix that comes after the first consonant of a word. For words that begin with a hard consonant, the infix is '''am''' /am/ (which contains a hard consonant) e.g.


*zuutlòeji /zuːtɬɘʱɟi/ - to know (a person), dependent
*zuutlòeji /zuːtɬɘʱɟi/ - to know (a person), indirect
*zamuutlòeji /zamuːtɬɘʱɟi/ - to know (a person), dependent, antipassive
*zamuutlòeji /zamuːtɬɘʱɟi/ - to know (a person), indirect, antipassive


However, if the word begins with a soft consonant, the infix is '''emy''' /emʲ/ e.g.
However, if the word begins with a soft consonant, the infix is '''emy''' /emʲ/ e.g.