4.
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The causative suffix -ic&i
is added to the verb to derive the causative verb :
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| sen+iči
à seniči |
‘cause
to walk’ |
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| lel+iči
à leliči |
‘cause
to see’ |
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| ha?t+iči
à ha?tiči |
‘cause
to drive’ |
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Manner adverbs are derived by adding
-te to the adjective as in seke a
-te ‘quickly’ kakalaka -te ‘loudly’.
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5.3.
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Inflection :
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5.3.1.
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Words may be formed by
inflection - words may be formed by adding negative
marker to the pronominal termination as in :
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| ka+aiŋ
à kaiŋ |
‘not
(I)’ |
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| ka+am
à kam |
‘not
(you. sg.)’ |
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|
| ka+ape
à kape |
‘not
(you.pl.)’ |
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|
| ka+ako
à kako |
‘not
(they) |
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5.3.2.
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The pronominal termination
will be with the predicate. Sometimes, the pronominal
termination will go with the subject pronoun forming a single word
as in : |
| aiŋ
sen-aiŋ à
aiŋ-iŋ
sena |
‘I
am going’ |
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|
| aliŋ
sen-aliŋà
aliŋ-liŋ
sena |
‘We
are going (dual excl.)’ |
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|
| ale
sen-ale à ale-le
sena |
‘We
are going (pl. excl.)’ |
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|
| abu
sen-abu à abu-bu
sena |
‘We
are going (pl. incl.)’ |
| |
|
| am
sen-am à am-am
sena |
‘You
are going’ |
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5.3.3.
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There are few cases, where,
more than two morphemes, mostly three are added to form
a single word. In such cases, three simple words are added
together to form a single word. The derived word may be
either a noun or a verb. |
i+jom+
a
à ma
a
+ akhriŋ + h
