na:nu    pu:vune    ua:kinje    1           2              3

‘I    dry    the    flower’ 1     3                 2

moe    pai    aeca   1           2          3

‘The    boy    closed    the    door’           1          3                  2

(xi)    Causative sentences

When an action is caused through an agent, the causative case -koa is added to the agent noun. The main verb is inflected with the causative suffix -pi-which is obligatory in all causative constructions. If the action is caused by the 'self', the causative case marker does not appear.

na:nu    avenekou    kallune    poipikinje   1              2                 3             4

‘I    get    the    stone    broken    by    him’ 1                       3          4                2

na:nu    avenekou    baine    muriyipikinje    1               2                3               4

‘I    get    the    stick    broken    by    him’ 1                       3          4               2

na:nu    avenekou    pu:vune    ua:kipikinje    1               2                 3                4

‘I    get    the    flower    dried    by    him’ 1                        3         4               2