Areal Typology of West African Languages , Leipzig , September 1 - 2 , 2000 How to Become a “ Kwa ” Verb
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(3) a. taam-a ‘sit’ b. taam-ik-a ‘seat’ (put in seated position) -ik(impositive) c. taam-uk-ul-a ‘unseat’ -ul(reversive tr.) d. taam-uk-ul-igw-a ‘be unseated’ -igw(passive) e. taam-uk-ul-igw-aasy-a ‘cause to be unseated’ -aasy(causative) f. taam-uk-ul-igw-aasy-an-a ‘cause each other to be unseated’ -an(reciprocal) g. taam-uk-ul-igw-aasy-an-il-a ‘cause e.o. to be unseated for/at’ -il(applicative)
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