| Atusseu Shutit. | Judith works. |
| Atusseieu Shutita. | She makes Judith work. |
The verb atusseieu is a causative verb. It’s formed by adding the suffix -i to the stem atusse- followed by the transitive animate verb final -eu. It means make…, cause to…, render…, here, for example: work ➞ make someone work.
More examples of causative verbs:
| VAI | VTA (causative) | ||
| nikamu | he sings | nikamuieu | she makes him sing |
| ishpańu | she moves in a certain direction | ishpańieu | he causes her to move in a certain direction |
| ushiku | he is injured | ushikuieu | she injures him |
| nipu | she dies | nipaieu | he causes her to die, kills her |
| VTI | VTA (causative) | ||
| kasseńitamᵘ | he is sad | kasseńitamieu | she makes him sad |
| mińueńitamᵘ | she is happy | mińueńitamieu | he makes her happy |
Causative verbs can also be created by adding the suffix -uńi to a VTI:
| VTI | VTA (causative) | ||
| utinamᵘ | she takes something | utinamuńieu | he makes her take something |
Note: The suffix -uni doesn’t appear to be very productive in the Mamit dialect.
For more information, consult Grammaire innue (Drapeau, 2014: pp. 221-223).