Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Reciprocal Verbs: Ending in -ituwich

Observation

	ᒣᑕᐧᐁᒣᐤ			ᒣᑕᐧᐁᒥᑐᐧᐃᒡ
	metawemeu			metawemituwich
	s/he plays with him/her			they play together

The verb ᒣᑕᐧᐁᒥᑐᐧᐃᒡ metawemituwich they play together is made from the the stem metawem- of VTA verb ᒣᑕᐧᐁᒣᐤ metawemeu s/he plays with him/her and the verb final -itu (plus a plural suffix -(w)ich). Such a verb is called a reciprocal verb.

	Verb Transitive Animate		Reciprocal Verb
	ᐧᐋᐸᒣᐤ		ᐧᐋᐸᒥᑐᐧᐃᒡ
	waapameu		waapamituwich
	s/he sees him/her		they see each other
	ᐅᑖᒥᐦᐧᐁᐤ		ᐅᑖᒥᐦᐅᑐᐧᐃᒡ
	utaamihweu		utaamihutuwich
	s/he hits him/her		they hit each other
	ᐅᒉᒣᐤ		ᐅᒉᒥᑐᐧᐃᒡ
	uchemeu		uchemituwich
	s/he kisses him/her		they kiss each other