VTI (Verb Transitive Inanimate)

Transitive Inanimate Verbs (VTI) are verbs with two roles (transitive) filled by an animate subject and an inanimate object.

Observation

ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒻ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐄᑲᓂᔫ ᕉᕪ᙮		masinaham masinahiikaniyuu Ruth.	Ruth is writing a book.
ᐄᔅᑯᐸᑕᒻ ᐅᑖᔅ᙮		iiskupatam utaas.	He is pulling up his socks.
ᒪᓇᐦᐊᒻ ᒌᔅᑖᔅᐧᑳᓐᐦ᙮		manaham chiistaaskwaanh.	She is pulling out nails.

VTI verbs can be found in all orders, with all persons. In the Southern dialect, in their dictionary form, they always end in -am. See VTI stems. Below are some examples of their inflection (regular and relational).

Independent Indicative Neutral
ᓂᐧᐋᐸᐦᑌᓐ ᓂᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ		niwaapahten nimuuhkumaan.	‘I see my own knife’
ᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒻ ᐅᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ		waapahtam umuuhkumaan.	‘She sees her/his own knife’
ᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒥᔫ ᐅᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᔫ		waapahtamiyuu umuuhkumaaniyuu.	‘She (John’s daughter) sees her knife.’
ᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒻ ᓂᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᔫ		waapahtam nimuuhkumaaniyuu	‘She sees my knife.’
ᒋᐧᐋᐸᐦᑌᓐ ᓂᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ		chiwaapahten nimuuhkumaan.	‘You see my knife.’

Relational Forms
ᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ ᐅᒨᐦᑯᒫᓂᔫ		Waapahtamuweu umuuhkumaaniyuu.	‘She sees his/her (someone else’s) knife.’ (‘Peter sees John’s knife’).
ᒋᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒧᐧᐊᓐ ᐅᒨᐦᑯᒫᓐ		Chiwaapahtamuwan umuuhkumaan.	‘You see his/her knife.’

Paradigm example:

Independent Indicative Neutral
2	ᒋᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑌᓐ		chikanawaapahten	‘you look at it’
1	ᓂᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑌᓐ		nikanawaapahten	‘I look at it’
3	ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒻ		kanawaapahtam	‘she looks at it’
4	ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒥᔫᐦ		kanawaapahtamiyuuh	‘her/his/their (child/children) look/s at it’
2p	ᒋᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑌᓈᐧᐋᐧ		chikanawaapahtenaawaaw	‘you-all look at it’
21p	ᒋᑲᓇᐧᐊᐸᐦᑌᓈᓅ		chikanawapahtenaanuu	‘we (you and me ) look at it’
1p	ᓂᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑌᓈᓐ		nikanawaapahtenaan	‘we (me and her/him) looks at it’
3p	ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒧᒡ		kanawaapahtamuch	‘they look at it’
indef	ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᑲᓅ		kanawaapahtakanuu	‘people look at it’
indef obv	ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᑲᓅᔫ		kanawaapahtakanuuyuu	‘everyone (while she is there) looks at it’

Relational Forms
2	ᒋᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒧᐧᐋᓐ		chikanawaapahtamuwaan	‘You look at her/his…’
1	ᓂᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒧᐧᐋᓐ		nikanawaapahtamuwaan	‘I look at her/his…’
3	ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ		kanawaapahtamuweu	‘she looks at her/his…’
2p	ᒋᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒧᐧᐋᓈᐧᐋᐧ		chikanawaapahtamuwaanaawaaw	‘you-all look at her/his…’
21p	ᒋᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒧᐧᐋᓈᓅ		chikanawaapahtamuwaanaanuu	‘we (you and me) look at her/his…’
1p	ᓂᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒧᐧᐋᓈᓐ		nikanawaapahtamuwaanaan	‘we (me and her/him) look at her/his…’
3p	ᑲᓇᐧᐋᐸᐦᑕᒧᐧᐁᐅᒡ		kanawaapahtamuweuch	‘they look at her/his…’

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