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====Non-active constructions==== | ====Non-active constructions==== | ||
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, reciprocal, mediopassive; all formed with [-s]) the word order remains the same as in the default word order. | ||
(3.) ''autostative'' | (3.) ''autostative'' | ||
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====Comparative constructions==== | ====Comparative constructions==== | ||
Comparative constructions are created with the conjunction ''mar'' in the pattern {{sc|VP }} '''mar''' {{sc|VP}} | Comparative constructions are created with the conjunction ''mar'' in the pattern {{sc|VP }} '''mar''' {{sc|VP}}. | ||
( | The second {{sc|VP}} can be replaced with the common pro-verb ''vań-'' as in the second example. | ||
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:{| | :{| | ||
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:‘Johanna is redder than Nancy’ | :‘Johanna is redder than Nancy’ | ||
( | (10.) | ||
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* lana ‘whisper’, -e ‘be quiet’ | * lana ‘whisper’, -e ‘be quiet’ | ||
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