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b. 

--

Sharad dog-ACC die-CAU give-PST-2(NH)

'Sharad killed the dog.'

c. 

-

Window open go-PST

'The window is open.'

d. 

--

Shyam window open-CAU give-PST-MAS.3

'Shyam opened the window.'

In sentence (80b) is being changed into  by ablauting process. In example

(80a,b) the vowel in verb stem , ( ) and in example (80c,d) the vowel in verb

stem , () are derived through vowel ablauting process.

c. Cluster simplification

The verb stem with consonant or vowel cluster is causativized by simplification of the
cluster. In this process glide or consonant is inserted into the vowel cluster and vowel

is inserted into the consonant cluster. For instance:

(81)

a. 

--

Ram dance-PST-MAS.3(NH)

'Ram danced.'
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