Alternation ‘Coercive/default causative (hii)’ (Coded)

This is one of Hoocąk’s four (periphrastic) causatives. The causative verb hii is by far the most common one, its meaning is that of a coercive causative (A makes U do X), but it is also considered to be the default causative. It’s a valency increasing operation that can be used with both stative and active (intransitive and transitive) verbs.

Verb Meaning Verb form Basic coding frame Derived coding frame Occurs Comment # Ex.