{"id":6185,"date":"2011-11-13T20:19:07","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T01:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/"},"modified":"2017-07-17T21:10:40","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T01:10:40","slug":"making-a-verb-into-a-new-verb-f1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcree.org\/cree\/en\/grammar\/northern-dialect\/word-formation\/verb-structure\/making-a-verb-into-a-new-verb-f1\/","title":{"rendered":"Causative Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

<\/a>Derived Verbs (Secondary)<\/h1>\r\n

Causative Verbs: -haau\/-htaau<\/h3>\r\n
Observation<\/caption>\r\n
<\/td>\r\n\u14c2\u1439\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u14c2\u1439\u1426\u140b\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nnipaau<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnipaahaau<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\ns\/he sleeps<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ns\/he puts him\/her to sleep<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The verb \u14c2\u1439\u1426\u140b\u1424\u166e<\/span> nipaahaau.<\/span> S\/he puts him\/her to sleep.<\/span> is made from the stem of the VAI verb \u14c2\u1439\u1424\u166e<\/span> nipaau<\/span> S\/he sleeps.<\/span> and what is called a causative verb final -haau<\/span>. There are two causative verb finals, -haau<\/span> for an animate object or -htaau<\/span> for an inanimate object.<\/p>\r\n

Examples:<\/p>\r\n
<\/th>\r\nVerb<\/th>\r\n<\/th>\r\nCausative Verb (-haau)<\/th>\r\n<\/th>\r\nCausative Verb (-htaau)<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n\u1431\u14a5\u1431\u1528\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u1431\u14a5\u1431\u1528\u1426\u140b\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u1431\u14a5\u1431\u1528\u1426\u1456\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\npimipiyiu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\npimipiyihaau<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\npimipiyihtaau<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\ns\/he travels by vehicule<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ns\/he drives him\/her<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ns\/he drives it<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n\u14c2\u1431\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u14c2\u1431\u1426\u140b\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u14c2\u1431\u1426\u1456\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nnipiu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnipihaau<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nnipihtaau<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\ns\/he dies<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ns\/he kills him\/her<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ns\/he kills it<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Some causative formations are irregular:<\/p>\r\n
<\/th>\r\nVerb<\/th>\r\n<\/th>\r\nCausative Verb (-haau)<\/th>\r\n<\/th>\r\nCausative Verb (-htaau)<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n\u14ab\u1451<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u14a8\u1426\u140b\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nmaatu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nmuuhaau<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\ns\/he cries<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ns\/he makes him\/her cry<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n\u14a5\u14c2\u1426\u1427\u1473\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u14a5\u14c2\u1426\u140b\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\nminihkwaau<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\nminihaau<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\ns\/he drinks<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ns\/he gives him\/her a drink<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1426\u146f\u14ef\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1426\u146f\u1426\u140b\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u140b\u1426\u146f\u1426\u1456\u1424<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
\"Click<\/td>\r\naahkusiu<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naahkuhaau<\/td>\r\n\"Click<\/td>\r\naahkuhtaau<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
<\/td>\r\ns\/he is sick<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ns\/he harms him\/her<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\ns\/he harms it (ex. his arm)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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