Example 38-170

A xa baya ba-tela na-name tesyi.
A
3gen
xa
evid
baya
dance
ba-tela
dance-land
na-namai
art-sister
tesyi.
three
The traditional dances are danced by three friends.
Comment:
The passive meaning is obtained though the use of a generic personal pronoun which is placed in subject position, whereas the fully specified subject noun phrase has been moved to a final position in the sentences.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Post 1994: 199