K'iche'

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ba’

  1. Forms transitive verbs from intransitive verbs
    jupi’k (to lie face down)jupuba’ (to place face down)
    ch’aqi’k (to get wet)ch’aqaba’ (to make wet)
  2. Forms transitive verbs from nouns
    tzay (swing)tzayaba’ (to hang (v.t.))
    kabal (opening)kababa’ (to open halfway)
  3. (rarely) Forms transitive verbs from transitive verbs
    laq’ (to pat on the back)laq’ba’ (to leave on ground something large and flat)
    mu’ (to soak; to sop)muba’ (to soak)
  4. (rarely) Forms verbs from adjectives
    choqolik (lying on the ground)choqba’ (to slide off)

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