Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Causative Verbs: -haau/-htaau

Observation

	ᓂᐹᐤ			ᓂᐹᐦᐋᐤ
	nipaau			nipaahaau
	s/he sleeps			s/he puts him/her to sleep

The verb ᓂᐹᐦᐋᐤ᙮ nipaahaau. S/he puts him/her to sleep. is made from the stem of the VAI verb ᓂᐹᐤ᙮ nipaau S/he sleeps. and what is called a causative verb final -haau. There are two causative verb finals, -haau for an animate object or -htaau for an inanimate object.

Examples:

	Verb		Causative Verb (-haau)		Causative Verb (-htaau)
	ᐱᒥᐱᔨᐤ		ᐱᒥᐱᔨᐦᐋᐤ		ᐱᒥᐱᔨᐦᑖᐤ
	pimipiyiu		pimipiyihaau		pimipiyihtaau
	s/he travels by vehicule		s/he drives him/her		s/he drives it
	ᓂᐱᐤ		ᓂᐱᐦᐋᐤ		ᓂᐱᐦᑖᐤ
	nipiu		nipihaau		nipihtaau
	s/he dies		s/he kills him/her		s/he kills it

Some causative formations are irregular:

	Verb		Causative Verb (-haau)		Causative Verb (-htaau)
	ᒫᑑ		ᒨᐦᐋᐤ
	maatu		muuhaau
	s/he cries		s/he makes him/her cry
	ᒥᓂᐦᐧᑳᐤ		ᒥᓂᐦᐋᐤ
	minihkwaau		minihaau
	s/he drinks		s/he gives him/her a drink
	ᐋᐦᑯᓯᐤ		ᐋᐦᑯᐦᐋᐤ		ᐋᐦᑯᐦᑖᐤ
	aahkusiu		aahkuhaau		aahkuhtaau
	s/he is sick		s/he harms him/her		s/he harms it (ex. his arm)