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====Causative person markers==== | ====Causative person markers==== | ||
The causative prefixes are used in causative verbs to index the agent causing the action of the object-ROOT-subject complex. For example: ''Conipicaasym.'' | The causative prefixes are used in causative verbs to index the agent causing the action of the object-ROOT-subject complex. For example: | ||
:'''''Conipicaasym.''''' | |||
:ca-oni-pi-caasy-m | |||
:DIR-CAUS.1SG-OBJ.4-eat-PROG.SUBJ.3SG.M | |||
:''I'm feeding it to him.'' i.e. I'm causing fact that he is eating it | |||
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