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Passive construction: agent (ERG) is simply removed
Passive construction: agent (ERG) is either removed or inflected into ablative (ABL)
*{{Gloss
{{Gloss
|phrase = Ónzaitón pof.
|phrase = Ónzaitón pof (dothpo).
|IPA = /ɔ̃zaɪ̯tɔ̃  pəf/
|IPA = /ɔ̃zaɪ̯tɔ̃  pəf (dəθpə)/
| morphemes = ón-zait-ón pof-Ø
| morphemes = ón-zait-ón pof-Ø (doth-po)
| gloss = 3SG.PRES.IPFV-lift-CIRC feather-ABS
| gloss = 3SG.PRES.IPFV-lift-CIRC feather-ABS (man-ABL)
| translation = A feather is being lifted.
| translation = A feather is being lifted (by a man).
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Antipassive construction: agent (ERG) into subject (ABS) and object (ABS) into instrumental-comitative (INS)
Antipassive construction: agent (ERG) into subject (ABS) and object (ABS) into instrumental-comitative (INS)
{{Gloss
{{Gloss
|phrase = Doth ónzait(ma) pofos.
|phrase = Doth ónzait(ma) (pofos).
|IPA = /dəθ ɔ̃zaɪ̯t(ma) pəfəs/
|IPA = /dəθ ɔ̃zaɪ̯t() (pəfəs)/
| morphemes = doth-Ø ón-zait-Ø(/ma) pof-os
| morphemes = doth-Ø ón-zait-Ø(/ma) (pof-os)
| gloss = man-ABS 3SG.PRES.IPFV-lift-ANTIP(.POL) feather-INS
| gloss = man-ABS 3SG.PRES.IPFV-lift-ANTIP(.POL) (feather-INS)
| translation = The man is lifting (with) a feather.  
| translation = The man is lifting (a feather).  
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====Non-finite forms====
====Non-finite forms====
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