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Passive without verbal coding
Example 36-121:
Umbatu m laba.
Umbatu
clothes
m
my
laba.
wash
My clothes were washed (lit My clothes washed).
Example 36-122:
Ka bixi m na si laba wa.
Ka
thing
bixi
dress
m
my
na
neg
si
yet
laba
wash
wa.
neg
My clothes aren't washed yet (lit My clothes haven't washed yet).
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Angolar
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Angolar
Feature:
Passive constructions
Source:
Own fieldwork data 2008
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