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|+caption | | |+caption | Verbal classifies | ||
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| Forms causative transitive verbs from stems denoting physical location or position. | | Forms causative transitive verbs from stems denoting physical location or position. | ||
| ''*icetnər'' 'I put them on the boat' | | ''*icetnər'' 'I put them on the boat' | ||
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In addition, there are three derivative classifiers which can be used to derive verbs from noun and adjective stems. | |||
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|+caption | Nominal and adjectival classifiers | |||
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| style="text-align:center;" | ''*ma-'' | |||
| When attached to an adjectival stem, it creates an intransitive verb meaning 'to become (''adjective'').' These take regular verbal marking, rather than stative verb (adjectival) marking. | |||
| ''*hur-si'' ('it is high') → ''*mahurusu'' ('it becomes high') | |||
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| style="text-align:center;" | ''*me-'' | |||
| When attached to an adjectival stem, it creates a transitive verb meaning 'to make (''adjective'').' These take regular verbal marking, rather than stative verb (adjectival) marking. | |||
| ''*hur-si'' ('it is high') → ''*timehurusu'' ('I make it high; I heighten it') | |||
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| style="text-align:center;" | ''*pak-'' | |||
| Attaches to noun stems, creating stative verbs meaning 'like a (noun).' These take stative verb (adjectival) marking. | |||
| ''*sauk'' ('a hawk') → ''*paksauk-si'' ('it is like a hawk.') | |||
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