| 7.4.1 The Double Causatives |
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The double causative verbs are formed by the addition of the causative suffixes -t or -iht to the derived causatives. -t occurs after the causative suffix -h or -ih.
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| Examples: |
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Simple causative |
Double causative |
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u:ha:na |
u:h-t-a:na: |
| ‘cause one to cause another to drink’ |
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ki:ha:na: |
ki:h-t-a:na: |
| ‘cause one to cause another to do’ |
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kawiha:na: |
kawih-t-a:na: |
| ‘cause one to cause another to laugh’ |
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ma:riha:na: |
ma:rih-t-a:na: |
| ‘cause one to cause another to finish’ |
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mucciha:na: |
muccih-t-a:na: |
| ‘cause one to cause another to cover’ |
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The allomorph -iht occurs after the causative suffix -t.
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| Examples: |
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Simple causative |
Double causative |
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tata:na: |
tat-iht-a:na: |
| ‘cause one to cause another to bring’ |
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wa:rta:na: |
wart-iht-a:na: |
| ‘cause one to cause another to filter’ |
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koyta;na: |
koyt-iht-a:na: |
| ‘cause one to cause another to pluck’ |
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payta:na: |
payt-iht-a:na: |
| ‘cause one to cause another to catch’ |
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usta:na: |
ust-iht-a:na: |
| ‘cause one to cause another to smear earth with cowdung’ |
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Almost all the verb stems can be transformed into causatives and double causatives as illustrated above.
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