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Verbs ending in ''-me'' are mostly intransitive, and have a corresponding ''-ke'' verb which is transitive.
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| ''bakme'' || break || ''bakke'' || break something
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| ''barlme'' || be filled up || ''barlke'' || fill
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| ''barrhme'' || crack, split || ''barrhke'' || crack or split something
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| ''bebme'' || appear || ''bebke'' || reveal
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| ''bengmayahme'' || be confused || ''bengmayahke'' || confuse
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| ''borledme'' || turn around || ''borledke'' || turn
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| ''dadakme'' || go aground || ''dadakke'' || run
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| ''denghme'' || stop moving || ''denghke'' || stop something
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| ''derrehme'' || shift over || ''derrehke'' || shift something over
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| ''djobme'' || cease, be cut off || ''djobke'' || cut something
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| ''djuhme'' || bathe || ''djuhke'' || immerse, make wet
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| ''dowkme'' || explode, make a bang || ''dowkke'' || discharge something, blow up something
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| ''duhme'' || be punctured, have a hole || ''duhke'' || pierce, puncture, make a hole
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| ''kakbakme'' || become dark || ''kakbakke'' || making something dark
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| ''ngakme'' || drown, be inundated or washed away || ''ngakke'' || drown someone, inundate something
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| ''ngalme'' || be born, originate || ''ngalke'' || find something
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| ''ngehme'' || breathe, rest || ''ngehke'' || save someone
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| ''ngurdme'' || become silent || ''ngurdke'' || silence someone or something
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| ''warrhme'' || drop, get lost || ''warrhke'' || drop or lose something
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| ''wurlhme'' || burn, be hot || ''wurlhke'' || burn or heat something
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| ''yarlarrme'' || spread, separate || ''yarlarrke'' || separate something, disperse
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| ''yerrkme'' || come loose || ''yerrkke'' || undo, loosen
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| ''yibme'' || sink down || ''yibke'' || submerge something
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| ''yorrme'' || mass together in a group || ''yorrke'' || gather things into a group
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* ''balhme'' close it (transitive)
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* ''bayahme'' buy it (transitive)
* ''biddjibme'' screw it, turn it, rotate it (transitive)
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* ''nome'' smell it (transitive)
* ''rohrokme'' try it (transitive)
* ''wake'' crawl, slither (intransitive)
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