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+<h3>Verbalisation</h3>
+Antarctican has a very productive process
+for to convert a noun N into an intransitive verb root meaning “to become N” /
+“to be N / to do what N does”. How this is done depends on the voicing of the
+last vowel of the absolutive form of the noun
+&nbsp;
+<h4>Last Vowel of Abs. Form has Modal Voice</h4>
+In this case, the verb root is identical to
+the absolutive form e.g.
+&nbsp;
+ziva /zi&#613;a/ - boat, absolutive
+ziva /zi&#613;a/ - to be a boat, verb root
+&nbsp;
+buraza /bu&#641;aza/ - brother, absolutive
+buraza /bu&#641;aza/ - to be a brother, verb
+root
+&nbsp;
+yuenpiluy - /j&#616;&#628;pilui/ -
+employee, absolutive
+yuenpiluy - /j&#616;&#628;pilui/ -
+employee, verb root
+&nbsp;
+<h4>Other Cases</h4>
+However, if the final vowel of the
+absolutive form has tense or breathy voice, the verb stem is formed from the
+ergative form of the noun, minus any final –n e.g.
+&nbsp;
+qùylèn /&#660;ui&#614;l&#604;&#628;&#614;/
+- island, absolutive
+quoyliendun /&#660;oile&#628;dun/ - island,
+ergative
+quoyliendu /&#660;oile&#628;du/ - to be an
+island, verb root
+&nbsp;
+píey /pei&#660;/ - book, absolutive
+píeykin /pei&#660;ki&#628;/ - book,
+ergative
+píeyki /pei&#660;ki/ - to be a book, verb root
+&nbsp;
+támá /ta&#660;ma&#660;/ - victim of a scam
+/ swindle, absolutive
+damaesin /dam&#603;si&#628;/ - victim of a
+scam / swindle, ergative
+damaesi /dam&#603;si/ - to be a victim of a
+scam / swindle, verb root
+&nbsp;
+mòoe /m&#604;&#614;&#720;/ - betel nut,
+absolutive
+pmaagin /pma&#720;gi&#628;/ - betel nut,
+ergative
+pmaagi /pma&#720;gi/ - to be a betel nut, verb
+stem
+&nbsp;
+pùelùe /p&#616;&#614;l&#616;&#614;/ - bridge, absolutive
+bilidlin /bilid&#622;i&#628;/ - bridge,
+ergative
+bilidli /bilid&#622;i/ - to be bridge / to
+make it across, verb stem
+&nbsp;
+pòey /p&#604;i&#614;/ - baby, absolutive
+baybyin /baib&#690;i&#628;/ - baby,
+ergative
+baybyi /baib&#690;i/ - to be a baby, verb
+stem
+&nbsp;
+pòey /p&#604;i&#614;/ - page, absolutive
+paydlin /paid&#622;i&#628;/ - page,
+ergative
+paydli /paid&#622;i/ - to be a page, verb
+stem
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