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Interestingly, applicatives can be added to incorporating stative verbs to promote the oblique nominal whose thematic relation is that of Cause or Source. The Ablative Applicative '''-raħk-''' is usually selected for this operation. When the applicative is applied, the valency increases to <sup>+</sup>1, but remains intransitive: | |||
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|phrase = Purrak saxtiraħkitaharrumpakekaran. | |||
| IPA = | |||
| morphemes = purrak saxt-raħk-tahal-ruppamak-ek-ar-an | |||
| gloss = pigment=ABL INCH-be.green-APPL.ABL-face-1S.NOM-PST-INTR | |||
| translation = My face became green from the dye (lit. "Because of the pigment, I became green-faced.") | |||
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Some natural phenomenon, like meteorological events, can undergo noun incorporation, as is the case with ''yam'' "sea", in this example: | Some natural phenomenon, like meteorological events, can undergo noun incorporation, as is the case with ''yam'' "sea", in this example: | ||