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| colspan="20" | ''The bird builds the nest.'' | | colspan="20" | ''The bird builds the nest.'' | ||
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Verbs that don't result in something being directly affected (such as "love", "see") are often present in Letaale as passives and the experiencer is indicated as a perceiver. | |||
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| colspan="20" | '''''Nemone viilove.''''' | |||
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| colspan="20" | <small>[ˈnemone ˈwiːlowe]</small> | |||
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| '''n_m_n_''' || I || '''_e_o_e''' || perceive | |||
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| '''v_l_v_''' || you || '''_ii_o_e''' || are (be)loved | |||
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| colspan="20" | ''I love you.'' | |||
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| colspan="20" | '''''Nemone vailiva.''''' | |||
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| colspan="20" | <small>[ˈnemone ˈwai̯liwa]</small> | |||
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| '''n_m_n_''' || I || '''_e_o_e''' || perceive | |||
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| '''v_l_v_''' || you || '''_ai_i_a''' || are visible | |||
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| colspan="20" | ''I see you.'' | |||
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