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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. | ||
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|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 | ||
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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: | ||
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|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 | ||
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====Incorporation==== | ====Incorporation==== |
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