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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. The causative person marker comes from forms of the verb ''oona'' 'to do/make' (''*oonan | The causative prefixes are used in causative verbs to index the agent causing the action of the object-ROOT-subject complex. The causative person marker comes from forms of the verb ''oona'' 'to do/make' (''*oonan sy'' 'I make it that' > ''oony-'' > ''ony-''). | ||
For example: | For example: | ||