Paumarí Derivational Affixes

'o-'oma-ki-ho
I-lie=down-margin-I
'I am lying down.'
'o-kavamoni-na ho-ra ni-'oma-ki
I-be=sick-intransitive me-obj1 causativiser-lie=down-margin
'My being sick is causing me to lie down.'
4.2. Applied to intransitive active clauses with subject as experiencer
When na- 'causativiser' is applied to an intransitive active clause with subject as
experiencer, the experiencer role is transferred to the object1 of the derived clause. This is shown
in the following pairs of examples.
a)
ihamahi-ha ada isai
angry-narra dem child
'The child was angry.'
'o-na-ihamahi-ha ada isai
I-causativiser-angry-narra dem child
'I caused the boy to be angry.'
b) asara-ha ada isai
cry-narra dem child
'The child cried.'
'o-na-asara-ha ada isai
I-causativiser-cry-narra dem child
'I caused the child to cry.'
na- may also be applied to a derived intransitive clause with the same derivational
changes which occur when applied to an underived clause.
o-fini-ha ada isai
intranser-fear-narra dem child
'The boy was afraid.'
jomahi-a bi-na-o-fini-ha ada isai
dog-subj it-causativiser-intranser-fear-narra dem child
'The dog frightened the boy.'
4.3. Applied to stative clauses
When na- 'causativiser' is applied to any stative clause it becomes a transitive clause.
The relationship that existed between the subject and verb before the derivation is found between
the verb and object1 in the derived clause. The following two pairs of examples show descriptive
clauses.
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