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The function of double cross-referencing is to
emphasize the subject. This can only be done to subjects and
never to the agents in passives. The enclitics -qeuh '3r' in
(138) and -jih '3' in (139) are unacceptable because they
cross-reference the agents abanq 'elder brother' and pancuri
'thief respectively.
138. Kah geu-hei(*-geuh) le abang.
Youy 3r-call-3r
by elder brother
' You are called by elder brother.'
139. Teungku wa ji-poh(*-jih) le pancuri.
Title big uncle 3-beat-3 by thief
'Big uncle was beaten by the thief.'
This is rather strange, considering that verbs in
Acehnese passive sentences agree with the agent. This is not
because transitive verbs cannot have double cross-
referencing, although it is true double cross-referencing
for these verbs often results in ambiguity, because when the
enclitic is attached to the objects, it may be interpreted
as a possessive marker. The following is an example in which
a transitive verb can be doubly cross-referenced when it is
in an active sentence, but not when the sentence is passive.
.. * *
140. a) Apa teungoh geu-sek jalan-geuh jeh-pat.
Uncle PROG 3r-clean road-3r there
' Uncle is cleaning the road (highway)
overthere.'