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 =====Supplementary voices=====
-The applicative suffix, placed after the masculine singular imperative, is ''-t(e)n''. The applicative promotes the oblique object of a verb to the direct object position, for example "fight (a war)" > "fight (someone)". An optional applicative prefix may be used to qualify the relationship of the new object to the base verb (as instrument, location or goal). The applicative is especially useful in the passive in constructing impersonal statements about an oblique object.
+======Causative======
+The causative expresses causation or facilitation of the action. It is indicated by the suffix ''-nuh-'' after the masculine singular imperative, where the ''h'' assimilates to any fricative or may leave compensatory lengthening of the ''u''.
+======Applicative======
+The applicative suffix, placed after the masculine singular imperative, is ''-t(e)n-''. The applicative promotes an oblique object of a verb to the direct object position, for example "fight (a war)" > "fight (someone)" and downgrades the core object argument to an oblique argument. An optional applicative prefix may be used to qualify the relationship of the new object to the base verb (''vi'' for instrument, ''ša'' for location, ''lua'' for comitation, and ''mi'' for goal). In the passive, the applicative finds much syntactic utility in constructing impersonal statements about an oblique object.
 =====Supplementary moods=====