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 NB: Parenthesised forms are word-final allomorphs employed after a short vowel.
-====Voice====
+====Topicalisation====
-) Transitive verbs in Avalonian have three voices:
+) Avalonian lacks true grammatical voice although it does have a system of topicalisation in lieu.
-a) Active
+) In transitive verbs, topicalisation is indicated by the presence or absence of verbal pronominal suffices as per the table below:
-b) Antipassive
-c) Passive
-) These are indicated by the presence or absence of verbal pronominal suffices as per the table below:
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
-|'''Voice'''||'''Abbreviation'''||'''Ergative Suffix?'''||'''Absolutive Suffix?'''||'''Promoted Argument'''||'''Case Of Demoted Argument'''||'''Function'''
+|'''Equivalent Voice'''||'''Abbreviation'''||'''Ergative Suffix?'''||'''Absolutive Suffix?'''||'''Promoted Argument'''||'''Case Of Demoted Argument'''||'''Function'''
 |-
 |Active||ACT||Yes||Yes||N/A||N/A||No topicalisation of either argument
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 |}
-) Intransitive verbs do not indicate voice as their S argument is the only topic of the sentence.
+) Demoted A or O arguments directly follow the verb.
+) Intransitive verbs do not indicate voice as their S argument is the only topic of the sentence.
 ====Topicalisation Of X Arguments====