Transitivity

Verbs ending in -me are mostly intransitive, and have a corresponding -ke verb which is transitive. This page lists some examples.

Intransitive		Transitive
bakme	break	bakke	break something
barlme	be filled up	barlke	fill something up
barlungme	swerve, change direction	barlungke	divert, turn
barrhme	crack, split	barrhke	crack or split something
bebme	appear	bebke	reveal
bengdayhme	realise	bengdayhke	inform
bengmayahme	be confused	bengmayahke	confuse
borledme	turn around	borledke	turn something around
dadakme	go aground	dadakke	run something aground
dadjme	be cut, be stopped	dadjke	cut something, interrupt
denghme	stop moving	denghke	stop something
derrehme	shift over	derrehke	shift something over
djobme	cease, be cut off	djobke	cut something
djuhme	bathe	djuhke	immerse, make wet
dowkme	explode, make a bang	dowkke	discharge something, blow up something
duhme	be punctured, have a hole	duhke	pierce, puncture, make a hole
kakbakme	become dark	kakbakke	making something dark
ngakme	drown, be inundated or washed away	ngakke	drown someone, inundate something
ngalme	be born, originate	ngalke	find something
ngehme	breathe, rest	ngehke	save someone
ngurdme	become silent	ngurdke	silence someone or something
warrhme	drop, get lost	warrhke	drop or lose something
wayhme	ascend, come up	wayhke	raise or lift something
wurlhme	burn, be hot	wurlhke	burn or heat something
yarlarrme	spread, separate	yarlarrke	separate something, disperse
yerrkme	come loose	yerrkke	undo, loosen
yibme	sink down	yibke	submerge something
yorrme	mass together in a group	yorrke	gather things into a group

Some Exceptions

• balhme close it (transitive)
• barnname place it up high (transitive)
• bayahme buy it (transitive)
• biddjibme screw it, turn it, rotate it (transitive)
• bidyikarrme help someone (transitive)
• nome smell it (transitive)
• rohrokme try it (transitive)
• wake crawl, slither (intransitive)