55. Now there are also cases in which the same WB and the same active formative run together through so many languages, that one is compelled to style the whole formation a Common IN one. Such a case is manali, "to bind" < maṅ + tali, "cord".
Philippines, Tag.: | manali |
Borneo, Day.: | manali |
Java, Old Jav.: | manali |
Sumatra, Toba: | manali |
Islands at the back of Sumatra, Nias: | manali |
Madagascar, Hova: | manadi < manali. |
56. The Causative. There is one Common IN causative formative, namely pa-. Proof that it is Common IN:
Formosa, Form, dialect: | paita, "to let see". |
Philippines, Nabaloi: | pabunu, "to cause to kill". |
Celebes, Bug.: | papole, "to cause to come". |
Borneo, Tar.: | paakan, "to let eat". |
Java, Sund.: | pasak, "to make well done {i.e.completely cooked)". |
Islands near New Guinea, Kamberese: | palaku, "to let go". |
Sumatra, Angkola: | pauli, "to make beautiful". |
Islands behind Sumatra, Mentaway: | pakom, "to let eat". |
Madagascar, Hova: | mam-paturi, "to let sleep". |
57. Illustrations of the causative: Bont., from the Story of the Stars: "The mother made the brother fly" = Made + f. m. b. = inpatayaw ina kawwaan. Bug., from the Injilai: "He made them go aboard his vessel" = He made + mount them in ship his = na panoq i ri lopi na. Mentaway, from the Dialogues about the Priesthood: "They make them healthy" = Make -f healthy = paäru.
Note. — In inpatayaw the in- is the sign of the past tense. The WB of panoq is noq, "to mount up into".