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===Ergativity===
===Ergativity===
The ergative particle is ''rw'', which is conflated with the possessive pronouns in some dialects: it's used even outside ergative tenses to mark an ergative subject in clauses with fronting, and the possessive pronouns are also used ergatively.
The ergative particle is ''rw''.
 
It's conflated with the possessive pronouns in some dialects, where it is used even outside ergative tenses to mark an ergative subject in clauses with fronting, and the possessive pronouns are also used ergatively.


===TAM marking===
===TAM marking===