Grammar 1 - 6

Question 1

vai+o

Answer 1

animate intransitive can take object
doodooshaaboo niminikwen

Question 2

endaayaan, at my place comes from

Answer 2

the verb daa, to live in a certain place

Question 3

na/ina

Answer 3

second word in sentence
ina after a hard consonant

Question 4

rule for VAI verbs ending in -o or -i

Answer 4

The ending is dropped in the first and second person.
wiisiini giwiisiin
giigido ningiigid

Question 5

weak consonants following prefix wii- or gii-

Answer 5

can change to hard
giiwe wii-kiiwe

Question 6

Niwii-awi-wiisin endaayaan.
- awi- works how
- may sound as

Answer 6

Directional preverb comes after tense preverb, necessary meaning “go to” otherwise “stay at”. May sound as o-.

Question 7

first person prefix before b, g

Answer 7

nim, nin

Question 8

verbs to use daa- with

Answer 8

intransitive

Question 9

first person prefix if stem initial vowel

Answer 9

nind, ind

Question 10

first person prefix if stem initial b

Answer 10

nim, im

Question 11

first person prefix if stem initial d,z,zh,g

Answer 11

nin, in

Question 12

first person prefix if stem initial m,n,w

Answer 12

ni

Question 13

second person prefix if stem initial vowel

Answer 13

gid

Question 14

second person prefix if stem initial consonant

Answer 14

gi

Question 15

third person prefix on vai verbs

Answer 15

does not occur (o-)

Question 16

family member nouns

Answer 16

must have vai type person prefix

Question 17

nad

Answer 17

noun animate dependent
like misenh

Question 18

nid

Answer 18

noun inanimate dependent
some body parts
okwegan - her neck

Question 19

rule for via initial o after person prefix

Answer 19

o becomes oo
nindoojaanimiz gidoojaanimiz but ojaanimizi busy

Question 20

-win is used how

Answer 20

make vai verbs nouns

Question 21

ate versus ayaa versus abi

Answer 21

ate - vii, location of objects, it is in a certain place
ayaa - vai, location of people, but can be vii, she is in a certain place
abi - vai, location at home, she is at home

Question 22

inanimate noun plural endings

Answer 22

almost always n usually an often oon

Question 23

common plural endings for animate nouns

Answer 23

ag, wag

Question 24

ayaan versus ayaaw

Answer 24

ayaan - have it, vti
ayaaw - have her, it (animate), vta

Question 25

this, that, these, those - inanimate

Answer 25

o’ow, i’iw, onow, iniw

Question 26

this, that, these, those - animate

Answer 26

wa’aw, a’aw, ongow, ingiw

Question 27

ayaa, citation form of

Answer 27

ayaa - vai, she is in a certain place
ayaa - vii, it is in a certain place

Question 28

third person vti verbs

Answer 28

prefix o

Question 29

vta obviative plural

Answer 29

use singular

Question 30

citation form for intransitive verbs

Answer 30

third person singular

Question 31

citation form for transitive verbs

Answer 31

imperative singular

Question 32

vti plural object ending

Answer 32

an

Question 33

ending to make vta object plural

Answer 33

g same as animate nouns

Question 34

plural person pronouns

Answer 34

niinawind giinawind giinawaa wiinawaa

Question 35

conjugate izhaa watch third person plural

Answer 35

she goes to a certain place
nindizhaa
gidizhaa
Izhaa
nindizhaamin
gidizhaamin
gidizhaam
izhaawag

Question 36

I, you, she will certainly go

Answer 36

ninga-izhaa
giga-izhaa
da-izhaa

Question 37

turns vai into vii

Answer 37

-magad eg. bezikaamagad it goes slow

Question 38

imperative ending for vai verbs

Answer 38

-daa eg. ozhiitaadaa let’s get ready