Re: Phaleran voices: active, passive, antipassive, etc.

"Thomas R. Wier" wrote:
>     Antipassive
>     Syasei             [eotwo]   gethabronni
>     PL.child-ABS [3SgDat] see.DETR.3PlPfRe.S
>     'The children looked [at him/her]'
>     (Demoted patient takes dative case if used in the sentence)
Could this be interpreted as "The children were looked at"?

> Any questions or comments?
Very interesting use of case.

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