Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
-pai[-ˈpaj]
(1) vt. make; manufacture (something).bikin; buat.
Eta ada gpai ira legmitite.If you want to make a fire, load the water first., Engkau mau membuat api, muat air dulu.
(2) vt. cause (someone) to do (something); causative serial verb.kasih; membuat.
Gpai bik!Make him strong!, Bikin kuat!
Oto lailol, gpai nseser.The car drives along and makes me shake., Mobil jalan, bikin saya tergoyang.
Saku deing bias ol tamu poko deina gpai gtai.The adults would usually make the children and grandchildren sleep., Biasanya orang tua tidurkan anak dan cucunya.
Grammatical note: In causative serialisation, only the 3rd person inflection of -pai ‘make’; it is followed by an intransitive verb denoting the caused situation. The causer is encoded as the A of -pai. The causee is encoded as the S of the following verb.