Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Applicative Verbs: -aweu

Observation

	ᐧᐁᐱᓇᒻ			ᐧᐁᐱᓇᒪᐧᐁᐤ
	wepinam			wepinam-aweu
	s/he throws it			s/he throws for it for him

The verb ᐧᐁᐱᓇᒧᐧᐁᐤ wepinamaweu s/he throws it for him/her is made from the stem of the verb ᐧᐁᐱᓇᒻ wepinam s/he throws it and the verb final -aweu. Finals like -aweu, -amaweu, -shtamaweu add another participant in the event denoted by the verb. The resulting verb means doing something for someone, with someone, to someone or in place of someone. They are called applicative verbs.

Examples:

	Verb		Applicative Verb
	ᓂᑲᒨ		ᓂᑲᒧᔥᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ
	nikamuu		nikamu-shtaweu
	s/he sings		s/he sings to him/her
	ᓃᒨ		ᓃᒦᔥᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ
	niimuu		niim-iishtaweu
	s/he dances		s/he dances with him/her
	ᐅᔑᐦᑖᐤ		ᐅᔑᐦᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ
	ushihtaau		ushiht-amaweu
	s/he makes it		s/he makes it for him/her
	ᒋᒧᑑ		ᒋᒧᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ
	chimutuu		chimut-amaweu
	s/he steals		s/he steals from him/her
			ᒋᒧᑕᔥᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ
			chimut-ashtamaweu
			s/he steals for him/her
	ᒦᒋᓲ		ᒦᒋᓱᔥᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ
	miichisuu		miichisu-stamaweu
	s/he eats		s/he eats for him/her
	ᐧᐁᐱᓇᒻ		ᐧᐁᐱᓇᒧᐧᐁᐤ
	wepinam		wepinam-aweu
	s/he throws it		s/he throws for it for him/her
	ᐃᑕᔑᐦᐊᒻ		ᐃᑕᔑᐦᐊᒧᐧᐁᐤ
	itashiham		itashiham-aweu
	s/he sends it		s/he sends it to him/her
	ᑲᓇᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒻ		ᑲᓇᐧᐁᔨᐦᑕᒧᐧᐁᐤ
	kanaweyihtam		kanaweyihtam-aweu
	s/he looks after it		s/he looks after it for him/her
	ᐊᓵᒥᐦᒉᐤ		ᐅᑕᓵᒥᐦᑲᐧᐁᐤ
	asaamihcheu		utasaamih-kaweu
	s/he makes snowshoes		s/he makes snowshoes for him/her
	ᒪᔅᒋᓯᓂᐦᒉᐤ		ᐅᒪᔅᒋᓯᓂᐦᑲᐧᐁᐤ
	maschisinihcheu		umaschisinih-kaweu
	s/he makes shoes/moccasins		s/he makes shoes/moccasins for him/her

Some verbs like ᐅᒪᔅᒋᓯᓂᐦᑲᐧᐁᐤ umaschisinihkaweu meaning also add a prefix -u to their applicative derivation.