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:: In the second example the verb is intransitive and the direct object slot remains empty. It may be filled by a specific type of food, and the verb must become transitive: | :: In the second example the verb is intransitive and the direct object slot remains empty. It may be filled by a specific type of food, and the verb must become transitive: | ||
:::: ''Ama ba heene ke omba ni aratobang zu'' <br/> mother-TOP milk-ACC child-DAT food-give PRT.pres.trans <br/> "A mother feeds milk to a child" | :::: ''Ama ba heene ke omba ni aratobang zu'' <br/> mother-TOP milk-ACC child-DAT food-give PRT.pres.trans <br/> "A mother feeds milk to a child" | ||
:: Where there is no specific direct object, the natural indirect object may be promoted to the grammatical object (taking ''ke'') by the addition of the suffix ''-ki'' to the end of the verb. This has the effect of creating a more intimate relationship between the subject and object: | |||
:::: ''Ama ba ombe '''ke''' aratoban'''ki''' zu'' <br/> mother-TOP child-ACC food-give PRT.pres.trans <br/> "A mother feeds a child" | :::: ''Ama ba ombe '''ke''' aratoban'''ki''' zu'' <br/> mother-TOP child-ACC food-give PRT.pres.trans <br/> "A mother feeds a child" | ||