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Example 73-93
olla labana mishka
olla
jar
laba-na
wash-
nmlz
mi-shka
aff
-
evid
The jar is to be washed.
Comment:
EVI = sudden discovery tense (mirative) (The jar turns out [to wash (active/passive)]).
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Other atypical passive construction
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