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Example 75-221
anima la maenzon eeoshikaateek kayaash dan langleteer
anima la maenzon ee-oshikaateek kayaash dan langleteer
that.
inan
def
.
art
.
f
.
sg
comp
-build.
inan
-
pass
.
inan
long.time.ago
loc
England
a big stone house that was built a long time ago in England
Comment:
This is an inanimate passive without expression of agent.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fleury 2007
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Typical passive construction
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