 
The language has a distinct applicative construction, which can be used for <b>non-benefactives</b>. In an applicative construction, an affix is added to the verb, allowing the verb to take one additional argument, in this case, a non-benefactive argument. <br><br> Polinsky (2008) provides an example from Lai. The verb for ‘grow up’ normally takes no object. Adding the applicative affix <i>-pii</i>, however, allows the verb to take one additional “comitiveâ€ argument, as in <i>?a-<u>ka-</u>Than<b>-pii</b></i> ‘3sg.SUBJ-<u>1sg.OBJ-</u>grow.up<b>-APPL</b> for ‘He grew up with me’ (Polinsky 2008). <br><br><b>Note:</b> A construction is only considered applicative if it has both an affix and an additional arguments. Thus, English sentences like <i>I baked her a cake</i> do not qualify. <br><br><b>Glossing Convention:</b> The applicative morpheme will be glossed APPL. 
<br><br><b>Reference</b><br>Polinsky, Maria. 2008. Applicative Constructions. In Haspelmath et al. (2008), chapter 109. Available online at <a href="http://wals.info/feature/109">http://wals.info/feature/109</a href>.
