Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- Ergativity and voice in Mayan languages: a functional-typological approach -- Ergativity and the passive in three Mayan languages -- A tale of two passives in Cavineña -- The detransitive voice in Kryz -- Laz middle voice -- Argument demotion in Japhug Rgyalrong -- The Katukina-Kanamari antipassive -- Undergoer orientation in Movima -- Case patterns and verb classes in Trumai -- Ergativity in the Adyghe system of valencychanging derivations -- The evolution of transitive verbs in Basque and the emergence of dative-marked patients -- Index of subjects -- Index of languages