A grammar of Pite Saami, 2014

10.2 Verbal derivation
(51) busso-t → buso-di-t ‘blow out’
blow-inf blow-vblz2-inf [4704]
(52) bulle-t → bulle-di-t ‘ignite’
ignite-inf ignite-vblz2-inf [2664]
(53) tjájbma-t → tjájma-di-t ‘laugh, smile’
laugh-inf laugh-vblz2-inf [1865]
(54) sykel → sykel-di-t ‘ride a bicycle’
bicycle\nom.sg bicycle-vblz2-inf [1810]
10.2.4 The verbal derivational suffix -dall
In addition to the diminutive meaning in (44) above, the first two examples
(55–56) of the verbalizer -dall (glossed as vblz3) show deadjectival verbs which
express being characterized by the base adjective. The adjectival base is even semantically
restricted in the derived form in example (56). Similarly, the denominal
verb in (57) is based on the 3sg.nom reflexive pronoun etjas ‘onesel’, and
expresses a more forceful state of being the meaning of the base noun. The final
two examples also restrict the semantic scope of the verbal base. The a following
the -dall suffix is the verb class marker for the resulting Class IIa verb.
(55) lajjkes → lajkas-dalla-t ‘be lazy’
lazy lazy-vblz3-inf [2959]
(56) bahás → bahás-dalla-t ‘be against something’
evil evil-vblz3-inf [4705]
(57) etjas → etjas-dalla-t ‘be stubborn’
oneself\nom.sg oneself-vblz3-inf [0460]
(58) gähtja-t → giehtja-dalla-t ‘check out, look into’
see-inf see-vblz3-inf [3875]
(59) tjehka-t → tjehka-dalla-t ‘play hide and seek’
hide-inf hide-vblz3-inf [1889]
10.2.5 Passivization with the derivational suffix -duvv
Transitive verbs can be passivized using the suffix -duvv (glossed as pass). The
resulting derived verb belongs to the inflectional verb Class IV, and thus features
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