-na-iEnglishsuffix indicating transitiveThis occurs on a certain class of intransitive verbs to make them transitive. Many are the causative forms of the verb, as in kuluk (good, well) and a-kuluk--nai (make good, improve, bless), but many simply add this suffix to the intransitive form, as in táil (precede) and táil-nai (lead, administer). A few other examples are listed in the cross references.-wa-i2kalengnai; kodongnai; masiknai; meleknai; nongnai; sáksáknai; tikliknai
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