Valence patterns and alignment
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Inchoative-Causative Alternation
ofalanteer o le a gefa
The window broke.
gefam ofalanteer o le
I broke the window.
xaaj'am mbuuru ne
I split(pres) the bread.
But:
wet-aam ofalanteer ole.
I open the window.
ofalanteer ole a-wet-oox-a
The window opens (on its own);
The window is open.
