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| translation = I got hit (lit. I became the one hit) | | translation = I got hit (lit. I became the one hit) | ||
}} | }} | ||
Despite the degree of polysemy in the passive pronominal affixes, ambiguity is resolved via the S/O pivot; in fact it is the preservation of the S/O pivot that motivates speakers to utilize the passive voice in the first place. | |||
The forms of the Absolutive and the Passive are listed below in Table X: | The forms of the Absolutive and the Passive are listed below in Table X: | ||
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! style="text-align:left"| 3rd Masculine - Common Sg. | ! style="text-align:left"| 3rd Masculine - Common Sg. | ||
| -Ø- | | -Ø- | ||
| - | | rowspan="2" |-yy- | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="text-align:left"| 3rd Feminine Sg. | ! style="text-align:left"| 3rd Feminine Sg. | ||
| -l- | | -l- | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="text-align:left"| 3rd Neuter Animate Sg. | ! style="text-align:left"| 3rd Neuter Animate Sg. |
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