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: ''Upwe unɛń izoo.'' (2)
: ''Upwe unɛń izoo.'' (2)
: boy girl PROX-look
: boy girl PROX-look
: 'The girl is being looked at by the boy.'
: 'The boy is being looked at by the girl.'


But example sentence (3) sounds wrong to most Ryooteq speakers because the less animate noun occurs before the more animate noun:
But example sentence (3) sounds wrong to most Ryooteq speakers because the less animate noun occurs before the more animate noun: