Derived Verbs (Secondary)

Reflexive Verbs: Ending in -isuu

Observation

	ᒣᑕᐧᐁᒣᐤ			ᒣᑕᐧᐁᒥᓲ
	metawemeu			metawemisuu
	s/he plays with him/her			s/he plays by herself/himself

The verb ᒣᑕᐧᐁᒥᓲ  metawemisuu s/he plays by herself/himself is made from the stem metawem- of the VTA verb ᒣᑕᐧᐁᒣᐤ metawemeu and the verb final -isuu (final -isu plus the 3rd person ending -u). Such a verb is called a reflexive verb.

	Verb Transitive Animate		Reflexive Verb
	ᐧᐋᐸᒣᐤ		ᐧᐋᐸᒥᓲ
	waapameu		waapamisuu
	s/he sees him/her		s/he sees herself/himself
	ᐅᑖᒥᐦᐧᐁᐤ		ᐅᑖᒥᐦᐅᓲ
	utaamihweu		utaamihusuu
	s/he hits him/her		s/he hits herself/himself
	ᐅᒉᒣᐤ		ᐅᒉᒥᓲ
	uchemeu		uchemisuu
	s/he kisses him/her		s/he kisses herself/himself