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Transitivity is explicitly marked and through an inversion marker on the verb the roles of agent and patient can be swapped without a change in word order, the purpose of which is topicalisation, leaving the topic in the subject position.
Transitivity is explicitly marked and through an inversion marker on the verb the roles of agent and patient can be swapped without a change in word order, the purpose of which is topicalisation, leaving the topic in the subject position.


{{gloss
{|
 
|{{gloss
|phrase=ao bao e<u>hh</u>eahwa
|phrase=ao bao e<u>hh</u>eahwa
|IPA=[ˈʔɑːʊ̯ ˈβɑːʊ̯‿je̞çˈçɛ̯ɑʍ.ʍɐ]
|IPA=[ˈʔɑːʊ̯ ˈβɑːʊ̯‿je̞çˈçɛ̯ɑʍ.ʍɐ]
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}}
}}


{{gloss
|{{gloss
|phrase=ao bao e<u>ss</u>eahwa
|phrase=ao bao e<u>ss</u>eahwa
|IPA=[ˈʔɑːʊ̯ ˈβɑːʊ̯‿jɪɕˈɕɛ̯ɑʍ.ʍɐ]
|IPA=[ˈʔɑːʊ̯ ˈβɑːʊ̯‿jɪɕˈɕɛ̯ɑʍ.ʍɐ]
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|translation=Ao is being watched by the dog
|translation=Ao is being watched by the dog
}}
}}
|}


Inversion is especially important when the subject is being omitted as person markers do not exist:
Inversion is especially important when the subject is being omitted as person markers do not exist:


{{gloss
{|
 
|{{gloss
|phrase=ehheahwa
|phrase=ehheahwa
|IPA=[ʔe̞çˈçɛ̯ɑʍ.ʍɐ]
|IPA=[ʔe̞çˈçɛ̯ɑʍ.ʍɐ]
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}}
}}


{{gloss
|{{gloss
|phrase=esseahwa
|phrase=esseahwa
|IPA=[ʔɪɕˈɕɛ̯ɑʍ.ʍɐ]
|IPA=[ʔɪɕˈɕɛ̯ɑʍ.ʍɐ]
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|translation=it is looking at me
|translation=it is looking at me
}}
}}
|}


====Incorporation====
====Incorporation====
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