Derived Verbs (Secondary)
Causative Verbs: -haau/-htaau
ᓂᐹᐤ | ᓂᐹᐦᐋᐤ | |||
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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) | |||
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ᐱᒥᐱᔨᐤ | ᐱᒥᐱᔨᐦᐋᐤ | ᐱᒥᐱᔨᐦᑖᐤ | |||
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pimipiyiu | ![]() |
pimipiyihaau | ![]() |
pimipiyihtaau |
s/he travels by vehicule | s/he drives him/her | s/he drives it | |||
ᓂᐱᐤ | ᓂᐱᐦᐋᐤ | ᓂᐱᐦᑖᐤ | |||
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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) | |||
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ᒫᑑ | ᒨᐦᐋᐤ | ||||
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maatu | ![]() |
muuhaau | ||
s/he cries | s/he makes him/her cry | ||||
ᒥᓂᐦᐧᑳᐤ | ᒥᓂᐦᐋᐤ | ||||
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minihkwaau | ![]() |
minihaau | ||
s/he drinks | s/he gives him/her a drink | ||||
ᐋᐦᑯᓯᐤ | ᐋᐦᑯᐦᐋᐤ | ᐋᐦᑯᐦᑖᐤ | |||
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aahkusiu | ![]() |
aahkuhaau | ![]() |
aahkuhtaau |
s/he is sick | s/he harms him/her | s/he harms it (ex. his arm) |