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*Binyan: derives verbs from a consonantal root; encodes variables such as transitivity, volition, aspect and manner of action. | *Binyan: derives verbs from a consonantal root; encodes variables such as transitivity, volition, aspect and manner of action. | ||
*Voice: patient-oriented, agent-oriented and applicative. | *Voice: patient-oriented, agent-oriented and applicative. | ||
** ''Patient-oriented'' means that the subject (the unmarked argument, one immediately following it) is a patient (or experiencer of a state or a change of state), while the noun phrase marked with a preposed particle ''qy'' is something else, often an agent, an instrument, or a cause. | |||
** ''Agent-oriented'' means that the subject (the unmarked argument, one immediately following it) is an "agent", while the noun phrase marked with a preposed particle ''qy'' is something else, often the patient. | |||
** The patient oriented stem is from an older stative; the agent-oriented form is from an older tensed verb. | ** The patient oriented stem is from an older stative; the agent-oriented form is from an older tensed verb. | ||
*Agreement: Person/number/gender of participants. | *Agreement: Person/number/gender of participants. | ||