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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF YERAVA
B. MALLIKARJUN
(i)   St. +
kue   ‘you sprinkle’ (Sg)
pui   ‘you hold’ (Sg)
 
(ii)    St. + Trs. +
naa-t- > (R. 24)
naatu
  ‘you make it walk’ (Sg)
ta:ng-k- > (R. 7)
ta:ku
  ‘you lean it’ (Sg)
 
(iii)   St. + Cause.+
ku-pi
>
kuipi ‘you cause (it/him/
her) drink’ (Sg)
kaa-pi
>
kaapi ‘you cause (it/him/
her) cross’ (Sg)
e:nde-pi
>
e:ndepi ‘you cause (it/him/
her) get up’ (Sg)
 
(iv)   St. + Trs. + Cause. +
naa-t-pi   (R. 11)
naatipi
  ‘you cause (it/him/
her) walk’ (Sg)
ta:ng-k-pi > (R. 7, 11)
ta:kipi
  ‘you cause (it/him/
her) lean’ (Sg)
 
5.4.2    Imperative2
{-mi} -i, -mi
-i occurs with two verbs only.
bar-i > bari ‘you come’ (PI)
tar-i > tari ‘you give’ (PI)
 
-mi occurs elsehwere.
kada-mi > kaami ‘you cross’ (PI)
kue-mi > kuemi ‘you sprinkle’ (PI)
e:nde-mi > e:ndemi ‘you get up’ (PI)
 
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