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ka- CV- this prefix combination encodes the tendency to become the characteristic expressed in the root or the tendency to go through a process. Katatakut pay an e bumah-el te dakol di talak an muntutun-ud. It is even dangerous (frightening) to cross the street since there are many buses lined up one after the other. Kapupuhik nan basu. That cup is breakable (easily broken). (sem. domains: 9.2.9.1 - Verb affixes.)

kaCV- mod. to have a tendency toward certain behavior or have the characteristic encoded in the root. <The prefix ka- requires the cooccurence of the CV- reduplication to encode the ‘tendency’ modal concept. > Katatakut pay an e bumah-el te dakol di talak an muntutun-ud. It is even dangerous to cross the street since there are many buses lined up one after the other. Kapupuhik nan basu. The cup is breakable. (sem. domains: 9.2.9.1 - Verb affixes.)

buwe trans. to break; to crack; substance is glass or clay. Tibom ta adim buweyon nan angang. Be careful not to break the jar. Nabuwe nan buhi da. Their wine-jar was broken. Adi dakol di atom te kal-ina ya mabuwe tun buhi. Don’t do anything because this wine-jar might be broken. Bumuwe ka nah butilya ta punggadgad tuh kaiw. Break some of bottles to be used for scraping this wood. ‑on/‑in‑, ma‑/na‑, ‑um‑/‑imm‑. 4A Change the structure of an object. Sim: puhik. (sem. domains: 7.8.1 - Break.)

puhik 1trans. to break something made of glass, plastic, pottery. Puhikom ke nan duyu ya hupliton daka. If you break the plate I will whip you. Pinhik nan am-in di buhi mi. He broke all our jars. Deya da nan u-ungan pumpuhik da nan bubutilya nah kalata. There, the children are breaking the bottles on the road. ‑on/‑in‑. 4A Change structure of object. Sim: buwe. (sem. domains: 7.8.1 - Break.) 2pass. for something to be broken; no agent in view. Naphik tun duyu. This plate is broken. Nakakkaphik tudan babasu. The cups are totally broken. Nungkaphik am-in tudan butilya. All these bottles are broken. Kapinuhhik tun butilya. This bottle breaks easily. ma/na .