-íǰ Passive-deriving (or valence-decreasing) suffix

• • Passive-deriving (or valence-decreasing) suffix

  • • Example 146:
      

      margíi anɣaará har kasíi dará bhanǰiǰáanu.

      marg

      death

      -ii

      -gen

      anɣaará

      notice

      har

      every

      kasíi

      whose

      dar

      door

      -a

      -obl

      bhanǰá

      beat

      -íǰ

      -pass

      -án

      -prs

      -u

      -MSG

      Death's notice is put up on everyone's door. [Proverb]

      Source: A:NH12:1:098

    • Example 350:
      

      gubáa bhayíitu, eesó luníǰa.

      gubáa

      what

      bhayíit

      sow.pfv

      -u

      -MSG

      eesó

      3MSG.REM.nom

      lun

      cut.off

      -íǰ

      -pass

      -e

      -3sg

      What was sown will be reaped.

      Source: A:DLX032

    • Example 450:
      

      khéeči xabaár táru bigeeṣiǰéeni.

      khač

      bad

      -i

      -f

      xabaár

      news

      táru

      quickly

      bigaaṣé

      spread

      -íǰ

      -pass

      -án

      -prs

      -i

      -f

      Bad news spreads quickly. [Proverb]

      Source: A:NH12:1:048

    • Example 562:
      

      áak haát ghiní, čóoḍ na daiǰéeni.

      ak

      one

      hat

      hand

      ghin

      take

      -í

      -CV

      čáaḍ

      applause

      na

      neg

      de

      give

      -íǰ

      -pass

      -án

      -prs

      -i

      -f

      You cannot clap with only one hand. [Proverb]

      Source: A:NH12:1:170