\starttext

    \def\xtablestate{(\currentxtablerow,\currentxtablecolumn)}

    \startxtable
        \startxrow
            \startxcell[nx=2] \xtablestate \stopxcell
            \startxcell       \xtablestate \stopxcell
            \startxcell       \xtablestate \stopxcell
        \stopxrow
        \startxrow
            \startxcell[ny=2] \xtablestate \stopxcell
            \startxcell[nx=2] \xtablestate \stopxcell
            \startxcell       \xtablestate \stopxcell
        \stopxrow
        \startxrow
            \startxcell[nx=2] \xtablestate \stopxcell
            \startxcell       \xtablestate \stopxcell
            \startxcell       \xtablestate \stopxcell
        \stopxrow
    \stopxtable

\stoptext

