578 9 Verb phrases and other predications(613) 3kfe-r-\a-saen-\t
give.PerfP-lSgS-\Dat-3MaPlS-\3MaSgO
Ί gave it to them-Ma.'9.1.7 Complex causatives
When a transitive verb is causativized, a double-object construction results.
(614) illustrates this with -s-vlvl- '(X) cause (Y) to follow (Z)' from -νΐΐυΐ-
'(Y) follow (Z)'.(614) aes-lael-asY a-haenay-in e-haen
Caus-folIow.PerfP-1 SgS Sg-see.VblN-lSgPoss Sg-house
Ί made my view follow (=1 looked over) the house.'With -s-vvlvf- '(X) cause (Y) to keep (Z) in trust', or more freely '(X)
entrust (Z) to (Υ)' = '(X) entrust (Y) with (Z)\ if both objects Y and Ζ are
expressed as nouns, or if both Y and Ζ are pronominalized, the usual syntax is
'X cause-keep Ζ [Dative Y]', but if just one of Y and Ζ is pronominalized, the
double-object construction (one object clitic and a following NP interpretable
as object) is usual (615).(615) a. 3ss-9Ylaef-2er-\a-s-\tast
Caus-keep.PerfP-1 SgS-\Dat-3Sg-\3FeSgO
Ί entrusted it-Fe (e.g. cow) to him.'b. 3ss-3rläef-seq-\q t-aüss-in
Caus-keep.PerfP- lSgS-\3MaSgO Fe-cow-1 Sg
Ί entrusted my cow to him.' (= Ί entrusted him with my
cow.')c. 3ss-3rlaef-asq-\qaet asqqe-r
Caus-keep.PerfP-1 SgS-\3FeSgO brother-1 Sg
Ί entrusted it-Fe to my brother.'The verb -vrrvs- 'slaughter, cut the throat of is intransitive with a dative
complement denoting the victim. When it is causativized. the causative verb
can express this complement as either direct object (616.a) or dative (616.b-c).
(616) a. ass-arraes-aeY a-maedraey-in
Caus-slaughter.PerfP-lSgS Sg-elder.sibling-lSgPoss
t-e-haele
Fe-Sg-sheep
Ί made/had my brother slaughter the sheep.' [K-d]