Example 75-223

Kiiatimikaashoow par lii polis.
Kii-atim-ikaashoo-w
pst-overtake-pass-3
par
by
lii
the.pl
polis.
police
He was overtaken by the police.
Comment:
This passive sentence contrasts with this active sentence with inverse marking: Kii-atim-iko-w lii polis. 'The police (non-topic) overtook him (topic).'
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Laverdure and Allard 1983: 211