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The most obvious
phonological characteristic which distinguishes trans(itive) from
intrans(itive) verbs is that which has been called the distinction between
strong verbs (those with present tense marker ¡Þ± kkr, past marker
¢¢/«« tt/cc, and future marker ¤¤ pp) and weak verbs
(present tense marker ˱ r, past ɨ in, etc., and future ¬
v-. Strong
verbs are usually transitive/causative and weak verbs are usually
intransitive/non-causative.
Examples of strong transitive verbs are numerous, and need not be listed,
as is also the case for weak intransitive verbs.
Vasu Renganathan
Sat Nov 2 21:16:08 EST 1996