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Re: Passive and active....

From:Fabian <rhialto@...>
Date:Tuesday, December 28, 1999, 7:43
> On Sun, 26 Dec 1999 23:20:55 -0800, Barry Garcia > <Barry_Garcia@...> wrote: > > >So, how do all of your languages handle active and passive voice, if at > >all?
Demuan has a simple verb prefix, per-, to mark a passive verb. king tabeng tabetam - I ate the food king pertabeng tabetam - I was eaten by the food (yikes!) --- Fabian Ikun li dik il-kitba tpatti it-tieba ta' qalb ta' patruni tieghi. Ikun li ttaffi ugigh tal-Mitlufin u tal-Indannati. Ikun li ilkoll li jaqraw il-kitba, qalbhom ihobbu is-Sewwa u l-Unur. U b'dak l'ghamil, nithallas tax-xoghol iebes.